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and the hounds, vou mav allow liim a longer 

 ' interview ' with them bv folio win cr them to 

 the covert. Harriers are the best for this pur- 

 pose, OAving to ' 23USS ' as a rule running in a 

 circle, where you have the opportunity of 

 showincf vour colt evervthin^, Avithout ' takinc^ 

 it out of him." Besides, the pace being so mode- 

 rate you can always get some one to give you 

 a lead over a small fence or two* in fact you 

 are teaching yom' colt to become used to the 

 crush, excitement, 6cc., and at the same time 

 giving him a few easy lessons in leaping. 



' Can he leap ? ' is a common question 

 amongst ' horsey ' men when alluding to a colt. 

 My answer to this is that any colt will jump if 

 in good hands, and provided he has not already 

 been made a fool of by some greater fool than 

 himself. Whether it be a thoroughbred, half- 

 bred, or cart colt, he will ■naturally jump if he 

 has not been previously messed about with. I 

 do not say they will all leap an equal height 

 or an equal width, but that they will do so to 

 the best of their abihties. I have frequently 



