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would hobble again if they returned to the 

 stones. Breed hunters big, and up to 

 weight if you can; these are what 

 command the money. I have known 

 several light, cleanly, active mares that 

 have taken their place in Lincolnshire 

 farm teams, themselves only two or three 

 removes from a thoroughbred sire, who, 

 when mated to a blood horse have shown 

 a marvellous capability for breeding 

 weight-carrying hunters, and have proved 

 a small fortune to their owners. In 

 such as these it is, of all things, absolutely 

 necessary that their shoulders should be 

 well placed. 



The Hunter's Improvement Society 

 is a well-meaning institution, but I am 

 not sanguine of their efforts being 

 crowned with any great measure of suc- 

 cess. Private enterprise will always 

 meet such requirements as carry their own 



