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the end of a second run, and even of a third, 

 after having carried him gallantly through a 

 long and intricate first? It is a piece of 

 inhumanity which all humane riders see and 

 deplore every day throughout the hunting 

 season. We cannot stop it, but we can speak 

 against it and write it down, and discountenance 

 it in every possible way, as we are all bound 

 to do. Why will not men be brought to see that 

 in abusing their horses they are compassing 

 their own loss ? that in taxing the powers of a 

 beaten animal they are riding for a fall, and 

 are consequently endangering the life which 

 God has given them ? 



There is much to be learnt in the art of 

 fencing besides hurdle-leaping. A good timber- 

 jumper will often take a ditch or drain in a 

 very indifferent manner. I have seen a horse 

 jump a five-barred gate in magnificent style, 

 yet fall short into a comparatively narrow 

 ditch ; and vice versa ; therefore, various kinds 

 of jumps must be kept up, persevered in, and 

 kept constantly in practice. Two things must 

 always be preserved in view ; never sit loosely 

 in your saddle, and always ride well from 



