86 HINTS TO horsemen; oe, 



which there are many recognised by different hunts. 

 These men have their correspondents or agents in 

 many places ; and if they find a horse is on sale, or 

 likely to be so, from not carrying the owner to his 

 satisfaction, they are good judges enough to shrewdly 

 suspect the cause of this, which may arise from 

 peculiarities in the horse, and sometimes in the man : 

 so the horse that may be condemned by one owner, 

 might be prized by another; and though thought 

 little of in one country, might shine in one of a 

 different description. 



Where all but racing speed is wanted, many horses 

 cannot go up to hounds, or if they do, it is under 

 severe distress, which will soon end in his not being 

 able to go at all, if persevered with under such cir- 

 cumstances. Change his country, and he shews 

 himself a perfect and most valuable hunter, for that 

 country ; and vice versa, the racing going horse, who 

 does not, in technical phrase, get quickly on his legs, 

 and may be a little impetuous at his fences, would 

 lose time, and be absolutely unsafe, in a thickly-in- 

 closed country. Send him where the inclosures are 



