8 jac]^e^ttntfng^]^t:fe. 



and Phyfick.^ ('which all Horfes ofValne mufl: be allovy- 

 edj is all that will be requi(ite,to keep an Horfe in 

 as good State for Ordinary Hunting , as any Horfc 

 whatfoever. Laftly by being Skilful in the^rtof 

 Keeping , this Advantage will infue ^ that no Difttm- 

 per relating either to the Head or Body can conceal 

 themfelvcs from his keepers knowledge, whofe Skill 

 will inform him , how to put a flop to them, before 

 they have made any confiderable Advances to the 

 Horfes Prejudice. And he that grudges fo fmall an 

 Expence on fo noble and ufeful a Creature as an 

 Horfe is , defervcs never to come on the back of 

 one. 



CHAP. 11. 



Of Breedings the Choice of a Stallion, and 



Mares, ivith fome general Kemarl^s 



on Marf^i' and Colour s* 



Since Creation and Generation preceeded the Art 

 of Ridings and that the firfl thing which is of 

 Courfeto be treated of, is the Choice of an Horfe fit 

 for this exercifeof Hunting, I fliall fpeak fomthing 

 curforily of the Art oi Breedwgy before 1 treat of the 

 Hunter ready for fervice. To them therefore that 

 havegroundsconvcnienffor 5rf^<j!, Ifiiall diredthis 

 part of my difcourfe; and lay them down fome few 

 Rules that may be ferviceable to them, though I fhall 

 be as brief as poHible , and refer them to Markhaw^ 

 tie Cirey^ Mor<Tan^ Almond^ and Facing Compleated, 



r which is collected from the forementioned Authors 



A'ftirkJpam 



