96 BLOOD NECESSAKY. 



3 in. to 15 hands 1 in., with plenty of depth and width, 

 but not so much length as is desirable in the former 

 cases, is the best description of horse. 



For carrying from 14 to 20 st. over this description 

 of country, a thicker cob of from 15 hands to 15 hands 

 and 1 in. is the best adapted for the purpose. 



In short, the great difference between the description 

 of horse for the different countries is this : For the fly- 

 ing countries you necessarily require more size, length, 

 and range ; for close, hilly countries, more shortness 

 and compactness of frame generally, great length and 

 range being utterly useless. It is a very great, though 

 very common, error to suppose that a badly-bred horse 

 is capable of getting over the hills and banks better 

 than a finer bred one. There can be no greater mis- 

 take. Unless a horse be a very highly-bred one he 

 can hardly wag his tail, much less gallop, on arriving 

 at the summit of a steep hill at a good pace, as every 

 hard rider must have experienced. Badly-bred ones 

 soon choke themselves if violent exertion is forced on 

 them, and they then become dangerous whatever the 

 nature of the fence or country may be. 



The stallion should be chosen of the same stamp as 

 the mare in every way ; and they can, with care and 

 judgment, easily be found, notwithstanding it is so 

 confidently asserted that strong, compact, and mo- 

 derately-sized animals, suitable for banking and hilly 

 countries, cannot be procured from the racing stable. 



I presume that Midas, Daniel O'Rourke, Saucebox, 

 Wardermarshe, Rogerthorpe, and Underhand could 



