10 THE SOrTH DEVON HUXT 



wdl earned and see much sport on a well-bred pony. 

 A pony's activity in gifting np and down steep hills 

 mose than compensates for his shorter stride. A 

 hcarier man will, of coarse, need a bigger animaL 

 but as long as the latter has strength and quality, 

 the less he is in heig^ the better. *' Long, low and 

 histy "' was the stamp the late Mr. Whidbome liked 

 — niien he could get it. dean action and good legs 

 and feet are rncxe essential here than in many other 

 coontries, cm acooont of the amount of road-work 

 oitailed in a days hunting, and in road-work I 

 include lanes of the roomiest description. Good 

 bottom is of more importance than speed ; and, 

 above all, whatever yoa ride must be handy and 

 must imderstand cramped |daces. For the moor, a 

 horse cannot be too well-bred, provided he is up 

 to the wei^t required, temperate and well-mannered. 

 Theie is a great difference in the way horses get over 

 the rough ground and rocks cm the moor ; some 

 pitch and flounder terribly, while others go " like 

 oiL*' or as if they were on wheels. 



Devonshire is a great country for harriers. All 

 hunting men know the difficulties that sometimes 

 arise between harries and foxhounds occupying the 

 same country, thou^ there is no reason why this 

 should be wbere the masters of both packs are 

 sportsmen and good fellows. The South Devon 

 has been particularly fortunate in this respect for 

 many years past, and the most cordial relations 

 exist, and have for years existed, between the himt 

 and the two harrier packs, the Dart Vale and the 

 Haldon, which share its country. 



It is unfortunate that practically none of the large 

 landowners in the hunt themselves follow hound^s, 

 though, as a body, they are well disposed towards 



