HUNTERS 



BACKING 



This is a much less serious vice than the 

 preceding one; nevertheless, it may place the 

 rider in a very embarrassing situation as the 

 writer has experienced on more than one 

 occasion. The animal usually makes it con- 

 venient to begin backing in most inconvenient 

 situations, as though it were aware of the 

 opportunity being a good one to demonstrate 

 the object it has in view. 



KICKING 



The hunter possessing this vice is certainly 

 not one that can be "highly recommended," so 

 far as temperament is concerned, though it may 

 be clever in other respects. Kicking is a vice 

 that may be manifested in the stable, or in 

 the hunting field, but in either situation it is 

 a source of common danger, not only to horses 

 and hounds, but also to riders. It is one of the 

 most serious vices that a hunter can possess, 

 and any one knowingly purchasing such an 



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