Farmer and stockbreeder . rdexception taken to, though why I could nevermake out. It is not claimed for the premiumsystem that it is perfect, by which I mean that,say the right sort of stallion is always obtainablethrough it, but at any rate we have got a betterclass of stallions at the service of the countrythan we should have had without it, and I makeno doubt that much good will result to the maresfrom the new scheme. WHAT IS A HUNTER ? So many men, so many opinions, and onemight almost think the writer had a vision ofthe ringside at a large English show when hewrote those words. If one wan
Farmer and stockbreeder . rdexception taken to, though why I could nevermake out. It is not claimed for the premiumsystem that it is perfect, by which I mean that,say the right sort of stallion is always obtainablethrough it, but at any rate we have got a betterclass of stallions at the service of the countrythan we should have had without it, and I makeno doubt that much good will result to the maresfrom the new scheme. WHAT IS A HUNTER ? So many men, so many opinions, and onemight almost think the writer had a vision ofthe ringside at a large English show when hewrote those words. If one wants an example ofthe number of opinions that exist, it would bediflficult to find a better subject. A hunter is ahorse to go hunting, says the dictionary. Ofcourse, but what is going hunting. There areany number of men who go liunting. from theman who goes first from end to end with abrilliant fifty minutes, to the man who never geesout of a road except when on the Icok-out foranother, and, of course, unknowingly a mans .1. Photo by\ [Sjiort anJ Gem iLil. Ryeland Shearling Ram,LUQWARDINE SPARKLET \s\ at Tunbridgc TI cZ/.v.—Properfy of T. GoiKjii, Lunwardinc, Hereford. halhts in the hunting field sometimes affect hisjudgment of what a hunter should be. I think,however, that most of the hunting men if calledto desoj ibe an ideal hunter would descrilie thewell-bred blood-like horse with action and paceand up to quite 14 stone. That, at any rate, is thestamp of horse we want and are likely to is essentially a salealde animal, and he issaleable at almost any age if he is good want numbers increasingly, and it would bea good thing if those small farmers who haveneglected light lireeding were to breed anodd foal of this sort every year. On these farmsmuch of the food of the young hojse would nejerbe missed, and if judiciously bred he might be-come a very good source of income. The premium class to which I have more thanonce referred, would be a great a
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