VICE AND OBJECTIONABLE HABITS 



WEAVING 



Weaving is denoted by a to-and-fro move- 

 ment of the head, whilst the animal is in the 

 stable, and it appears to be the result of some 

 form of nervous irritation, being particularly 

 manifest when there are any causes likely to 

 add to the irritability of the animal. As 

 there is a constant to-and-fro movement of 

 the anterior parts of the body, the animal 

 does not acquire the necessary degree of rest, 

 so essential for its restoration from fatigue. 



REARING 



This is an extremely dangerous vice, and a 

 hunter possessing such is of more than doubtful 

 utility, as the safety of the rider is greatly 

 endangered. It is a vice that may be easily 

 overlooked when purchasing, but no man should 

 buy a hunter without a warranty as to freedom 

 from vice under "all conditions within reason." 

 A rearer may easily overbalance itself and 

 tumble backwards, probably falling upon the 

 rider. 



85 F2 



