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CHAPTER II. 



HORSES FOR LADIES. 



A HUNTER suitable for a lady should be temperate, 

 sound, strong, safe and clever over fences, and fast 

 enough for his country. As extra fatigue is entailed 

 on a lady's mount by the side position of his rider, 

 he should be quite 2 1 lbs. above the weight he has 

 to carry. As a rule, he should not be younger than 

 seven, and should have had, at least, two seasons' 

 huntino- in which to learn his business.- Fig. 2 shows 

 us a typical high-class Leicestershire hunter ; and 

 Fig. 3, a good Australian hunter. 



Mr. Vansittart's Romance (Fig. 4) was one of the 

 nicest of the many Australian horses I rode, during 

 my sojourns in India, between the years 1885 and 

 1 89 1. He was thoroughbred and was the winner of 

 several races on the flat and across country. In 

 those days, the idiotic custom of docking horses had 

 not found favour in Australia. 



The requirements of the various hunting countries 

 differ greatly. For the Shires, a lady would want a 

 well-bred galloper which can ''spread himself out" 



