He used to ask Were any of the boys or ponies up at the kill

He used to ask Were any of the boys or ponies up at the kill

When an old sportsman of my acquaintance heard any of the thousand-and-one tales of extraordinary runs with fox-hounds, after dinner, he used to ask Were any of the boys or ponies up at the kill? If the answer was Yes, he would say, Then it was not a severe thing; and he was generally right. Men of moderate means had better choose a hunting county where the boys can live with the hounds.

Fonte: Tamming Horses