CHAPTER X 



HORSE-BREEDING AND THE TRAINING OF THE 

 YOUNG HORSE 



The breeding of a sufficient number of Hounds 

 need not present any great difficulty, but the breed- 

 ing of a plentiful supply of hunters will not be so 

 easy. Ireland has been the great reservoir for 

 hunters for many years, but it would appear that 

 in the attempt made in that island during the 

 War to breed light-draught horses, the breeding of 

 hunters has suffered. It is, however, reasonable 

 to expect that the demand will create the supply, 

 especially when one or two plentiful hay harvests 

 have made the keep of hunters more possible. In 

 the meantime, there is no doubt that more hunters 

 can be bred in Great Britain. They are likely to 

 be valuable for some years to come, and it is well 

 worth while, for profit as well as for pleasure, to 

 use every effort to encourage and organize the 

 breeding of hunters in this island. 



The most encouraging sign of recent years is 

 the wonderful improvement in the type of thorough- 



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