2i8 THE COMPLETE HORSEMAN 



hounds have a hne but which hounds have the 

 Une. It is not very easy to learn, and he will need 

 to be very persevering but he will find it worth all 

 the trouble. 



Always be ready to catch a loose horse and 

 give a helping hand ; it may be your turn before 

 the day comes to an end. 



Always do anything the master or huntsman 

 asks you to do cheerfully and promptly. It is a 

 compliment to be asked to assist in any way, 

 however small. 



There is one thing which calls for notice. In 

 these days men hack to the fixtures more fre- 

 quently than was formerly the case. Very 

 frequently the motor car is used. Never allow 

 the motor car to go to the fixture and hang about 

 the lanes all day, more or less on the line of 

 hounds. Always stop it two miles from the 

 fixture, and if you hack on always change on 

 to your hunter that distance from the fixture. 

 One reason is that it is as well to do 

 everything to keep down the outside crowd both 

 in the interests of your brother sportsmen and 

 your own, and another is that if you ride your 

 hunter a few miles on the road your relations 

 with him during the day will be all the pleasanter. 

 If you ride your hunter through to the fixture 

 keep him on the soft ground and ride slowly. 

 I have already written fulty about taking the 

 tired hunter home. It may, however, be an 

 useful hint that the tired hunter likes company, 

 and likes to hear the rattle of his feet. 



