90 HORSE-BREAKDsG. 



and trot about with the hounds till they find, 

 and if there is a probable chance of them 

 circhng about for a time, as when in a big 

 wood, he may still be kept moving. But 

 when hounds commence to run, the colt should 

 be turned homewards and ridden quietly so as 

 to get him settled down if possible before 

 reaching his stables ; he should then be 

 roughly groomed and left to himself with 

 a feed of corn for a time, before his final 

 polish up. 



A four-year-old may be allowed to follow 

 the hounds when running for a short distance, 

 but at the first check should be ridden home 

 quietly, and if the run is very fast he should be 

 eased ofi*, and when the field is out of sight 

 turned homewards. 



A five-year-old may do a little more, but 

 must not be ridden in a long or fast run, 

 neither must he be out with the hounds more 

 than three hours, for he is still a hahy^ having 

 only just shed his milk teeth, and donned his 

 permanent ones. Every hunting man knows 



