90 HINTS TO HORSEMEN ; OR, 



spring he could shew when called upon, I fancy 

 would have sent him bounding from field to field : 

 had he been a worse race-horse, he might not have 

 been a worse hunter for it, and might then have been 

 probably had at hunting price. Commend me to 

 such a sort to put to hunting school. 



There are many men who quite pique themselves 

 on possessing standing leapers ; and very useful such 

 mode of leaping is in many places and in many 

 situations ; but it is in cramp countries they are the 

 most to be valued. It is well to teach all horses to 

 do this handily, and with one I could point out 

 particular situations where on such a horse a man 

 might pound a whole field of Leicestershire flyers. 

 But supposing this to be done at a peculiarly-situated 

 fence, such a circumstance occurring once in a season 

 would be poor recompense for riding the other days 

 a horse that tediously dwells at every fence he comes 

 to ; and in a general way, I have seldom found prac- 

 tised standing leapers anything bordering on brilliant 

 fencers as flying jumpers. If any one is set upon 

 having a standing leaper, and does not know how to 



