CHAPTER III 



RIDING TO HOUNDS 



NO man can keep his nerve and ride 

 straight to hounds over Leicestershire 

 unless he has\ood horses." This was said by 

 a well-known steeplechase rider to the author 

 as they were riding to covert, and is, I thnik, 

 true more or less of all tiying countries, but at 

 any rate, it is well understood in the shires. 

 There any horse that is a really fine performer, 

 no matter what his appearance and even though 

 he may have some unsoundness, will always 

 bring a good price. In order to go in the 

 first flight over a good country, a horse must 

 have certain qualities. He must be fast, for 

 hounds fly over the grass ; he must be bold, 

 or he will not face some of the fences ; he 

 must be fairly handy, or he is a nuisance and 

 a danger in a crowd ; and he must be able 

 to stay, or he will never reach the end of a run. 



