66 The IIohsk iNnrsTRV in Xkw Yok'k State 



suits them better than to liave a liiii'lv-l)url_v rou^ii-and-tiimble 

 scurrv across eoimtrv. They arc just reckless and bold enough 

 for such a game, and when nioutlied and educated as only Irish 

 hunters are, they will give you a day's hunting to he remem- 

 bered as long as you live, I have seen them so joyous at the 

 sight of hounds as fairly to squeal with delight, jumping and 

 playing from sheer effervescence of light-heartedness. Such a 

 one is the horse for a companion, the horse for a partner in a 

 day's sport. A genuine sportsman himself, he will pull you 

 through. His heart as well as yours is in the game. 



SUITABILITY TO KIDER 



There remains the final test of what may be called " the per- 

 sonal equation." If he fails to pass this, reject him on the spot. 

 You may be surprised to find your supposed ideal hunter not at 

 all to your liking. He does not fit you, and you cannot seem to 

 make yourself fit him. You feel uncomfortable on him, just as 

 you would on a rocking-horse or a rocking-chair that pitched you 

 too freely forward or backward. Seated on a horse that feels 

 comfortable under you in all his paces, yiMi have found the horse 

 for you. Look no further: let size, color, markings, or conforma- 

 tion be what they may. You will be surprised, in trying twenty 

 fine-looking horses, to find, perhaps, that only four or five seem 

 to fit you. A personal trial is the supreme test of excellence in 

 a hunter. 



