HUNTERS 



and shying about one of the worst defects that 

 such could possess. 



DIFFICULT TO SHOE 



This is sometimes referred to under the title 

 of forge vice, and some hunters are, like many 

 other horses, extremely troublesome to shoe, 

 resenting any interference by the shoeing-smith. 

 It is a most objectionable form of vice, and 

 certainly indicative of a surly temperament. In 

 order to overcome this difficulty, the horse-shoer 

 has occasionally to adopt anything but pleasant 

 measures in order to protect himself against 

 injury, and this does not tend towards an 

 improvement of the vice; nevertheless, it may 

 be absolutely essential. 



TEARING BANDAGES AND BODY 

 CLOTHING 



This is a most annoying habit, and one that 

 can only be overcome by muzzling the animal, 

 or else by leaving off the clothing altogether. 

 It is very often the outcome of idleness; there- 



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