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thing about him." The same man, talking to 

 another set of judges told them his horse had 

 never been beaten. '' Then he has never been 

 shown in good company " said one of the judges. 

 Another unpardonable breach of good manners 

 is for a man, without being told, to squeeze his 

 horse in at the head of the class. It is frequently 

 done, and there are some who are notable for this 

 sign of very bad breeding. Let me tell them 

 that it does not do them the least good and that 

 they would do much better if they were to be- 

 have more becomingly. I know of one instance 

 where a judge refused to judge a certain man's 

 horses unless they wxre shown by someone else. 

 He was a strong man and spoke openly before 

 the delinquent. In another case where a man 

 pushed his way up to the top one of the judges 

 went up to him and asked him if he was judging 

 the class. On his reply in the negative the 

 judge asked '' Who is ? " '' You, sir '' was the 

 reply. '' Then go down there,'' pointing to the 

 other end of the ring, '' and when I want you I 

 will send for you." It was a good class and the 

 judges took their time before they sent for the 

 delinquent who won at the finish, but who said 

 afterwards that he never had such a bad quarter 

 of an hour in his life. It should not be necessary 

 to point out that in running a horse in hand it 

 is wrong for the exhibitor to look at him. Yet 

 there is scarcely a show at which we do not see 

 someone staring his horse in the face. Naturally 

 he runs back. Hold the right hand fairly high. 



