RIDING TO HOUNDS 19 



bar, but on no account let him think that 

 he has conquered you. Never hit a "re- 

 fuser" on the head or in front of the 

 saddle. 



A good hunter should follow his master 

 willingly when led. Nothing is more ag- 

 gravating than to be on one side of an 

 obstacle while your horse hangs obsti- 

 nately back on the other. 



Avoid galloping, and, if possible, trot- 

 ting on macadamized roads. You can 

 usually find soft going on one side or the 

 other of the hardest highway. Remember 

 the old saying: 



" 'Tis not the 'untin' and the jumpin' 

 What 'urts your 'orse's 'oofs, 

 But the 'ammer, 'ammer, 'ammer 

 On the 'ard 'ighway." 



Do not treat your mount as if he were "Sympa- 

 a machine. Hunters steadily improve or thetic" 

 deteriorate with use, and in the long run Riding 

 are pretty much what their riders make 

 them. Kind and intelligent treatment will 

 be amply repaid. No one can become 



