134 HINTS ON HORSEMANSHIP 



They can never be made to look decent." Quite 

 so. But a curly tail will be always curly whether 

 it is docked or not. The solution is to trim it 

 and brush it more carefully, and make the best 

 of it. 



This brings me to the subject of pulling tails, 

 and I feel I would like to say a few words about 

 this ; not because I myself am as nearly well qualified 

 as many others to speak, but because I do see so 

 many people riding to hounds who obviously do 

 not know how a tail should be turned out, that 

 perhaps a few words on the subject will not be 

 out of place. 



In the summer time the tail should be allowed to 

 grow its full length, but in mnter it is better, for 

 keeping it out of the mud, to have it well shortened. 

 It should firstly be remembered that the thickest 

 part of the tail should be its end. Not thick 

 in the middle and tapering to a bedraggled point, 

 but ending square and full thus :— 



Diagram XII 



When the horse is carrying his tail the end should 

 be horizontal as shown. In order to attain this, 



