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CHAPTER VII 



CROSS-COUNTRY QUESTIONS 



The next week was devoted to cub-hunting and 

 partridge-shooting. Three brace more cubs 

 were brought to hand, and capital bags were 

 made. Reginald had given orders that all the 

 new horses were to be shod ready for schooling 

 on the Monday, which day he had determined 

 to devote to their first lessons in jumping. 

 Independent, Vermont, and Warrenton were 

 already goodish fencers, but none of the others 

 knew their business as yet. There were several 

 nice fences where he always schooled his horses, 

 and these had been put into thorough repair. 

 As he always first lounged his young ones over, 

 there were rails running at right angles to the 

 fences for ten yards on the take-off side of each 



