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CHAPTER VI. 



Riding to Hunt and Hunting to Ride — Horsemanship inseparable from 

 Enjoyment of the Chase — Going a-Hunting — Price of Horses — 

 Thorough-bred versus Cock-tails — Blood, again, will tell — a Man 

 without a Grandfather — The Wendover run — Nimrod's Letter on 

 Condition — Physic — Bleeding 61 



CHAPTER VII. 



Continuation of Remarks on Condition — Nimrod's alterative Balls — Gruel 

 after Hunting — Tired Horses, Treatment of— Hints intended for 

 Owners of Short Studs — Shoeing — Lost Shoes — Anecdote of a H. H. 

 Divine and his Bishop — Spare Shoes — Method of Shoeing at Oakley — 

 Grooved Shoes — Overreaches — Feet and Legs — Foot Lameness — Hot 

 Water as a general Specific — Knee Buckets — Bleeding in the Foot — 

 Use of Physic — Feeding after Hunting — When to use Beans — Prepa- 

 ration or Training of Hunters — Rules for getting them fit — Sweating 

 — Clipping, Grooming, and Dressing — Time for Clipping — Precautions 

 — Legs — Firing and Blistering — Salt and Water Bandages — Mercurial 

 Charges — The late Mr. Villebois — Efficacy of his Application — Ven- 

 tilation of Stables — Its Importance — How easily contrived — Beauty 

 of a Horse's Coat as an outward Sign of Health 74 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Riding to Hounds — Difference of Countries — Of Horses — Expense — 

 Economy — Equipment of a Hunter — Riders — Long or short Stirrups — 

 Hand — Temper — Horseman — Accidents — Crossing Ruts — Cramped 

 Places — Blind Ditches — Timber and BuU-finchers — Falling on the right 

 Side — Useful Horses — Favourites — Colour — Size — Sex — Railroads the 

 Curse of the Country — Impending Evils of Fox-hunting " a thousand 

 years hence " — Conclusion of Advice on Treatment of Hunters — Dress 

 of a Gentleman Sportsman — Mrs. Trollope on Male Attire — 'L'air 

 noble — Change in Costume — Black Cravats — Jack-boots — Continu- 

 ations — Best Dress for Hunting — Origin of wearing Scarlet; Royal 

 Rule for ditto — Hats — Caps — Whips — Spurs — Characteristics of a real 

 Gentleman Fox-himter in contrast with the mere Vermin-killer . .104 



CHAPTER IX. 



A Hunting Morning; Mood for Enjoyment of; Different Sentiments 

 upon — Place of Meeting — Forcing a Fox — Where is the will, is the 

 way — View Halloos — Noise— Silence— The Human Voice divine — 

 Field Language— " Tally-ho " versus "Tally-O" — Mr. Smith's 



