HUNTING. Ill 



CHAPTEE VIII. 



HOLDING ON TO A PROSTRATE HORSE. IS IT WISE 



OR OTHERWISE ? — AN INDISCREET JUMP. A 



DIFFICULT FINISH. THE DANGERS OF MARSHY 



GROUNDS. — ENCOURAGE HUMANITY. — A RE- 

 CLAIMED cabby! 



To return to the subject of jumping. 



In the event of an ordinary fall in landing 

 over a fence, it is a vexed question whether 

 or not it is advisable to hold on by the rein 

 whilst your horse is on the ground. I do not 

 now mean when he is sunk in a ditch, but 

 when he is prostrate upon even grass-land 

 or upon smooth earth. Many first-rate riders 

 affirm that it is a highly dangerous practice, 

 therefore I am afraid to advocate it, and. 

 must speak with reserve — as I did respecting 



