Excerpt from Thomas' Hunting Diary, 1900-1901 On the Northern lines there is no advantage in booking together, the charge being 3d. Per mile per horse, one way, with a minimum charge of and a liberal allowance for hunters returning the same day. Speaking generally, the Southern lines charge more for horses than the Northern. If not sweated by too much clothing in the morning, or in the horse-box, a healthy horse is not harmed by a railway journey, because the heart's action is not thereby materially increased, the organs of respiration are not exhausted, the lubricating oils of the various joints are not consumed, and the nervous system, upon which so much depends, is not appreciably lowered. If a horse be ridden ten miles or more at a rapid rate, just the opposite of all these things may occur, and then no wonder the returning hunter stumbles and shows other symptoms of unreasonable and unfair treatment. A slow ride to the meet, however great the distance, will not harm a good hunter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.

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