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THE DANGER OF FOLLOWING ANOTHER RIDER 

 TOO CLOSELY AT A FENCE. 



Special care should always be taken never to 

 follow the horse of another rider too closely at a fence, 

 because if his horse should refuse a collision is almost 

 sure to occur by riding- into each other. 



The rider should always avoid riding before 

 hounds, and he should never cross the " trail " in front 

 of them. With a light scent hounds are frequently at 

 fault, and the difficulty of striking the original line is 

 greatly enhanced by the close proximity of riders. 

 Therefore, when a ''check" occurs, the rider should 

 dismount in order to rest his horse, and should leave 

 the huntsman and hounds to find the " trail " them- 

 selves. 



THE RIDER SHOULD NEVER SUGGEST A " LIKELY " 

 ' TRAIL. 



Unless the rider has absolutely seen the fox he 

 should never volunteer any advice to those responsible 

 for hounds. He should never suggest a " likely " 

 trail, because no huntsman cares to be interfered with 

 in the honourable profession which he has made it the 

 business of his life to improve and to perfect. 



The rider should always be ready to dismount 

 with the object of pulling down a fence he cannot 

 jump, or to hold the horse of another rider for the 

 same purpose ; and he should never gallop away until 

 the other rider is properly mounted again. Nothing 



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