[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPFCTATOIL"1
SIR,—I read the article on this subject in your last issue. There is nothing strange in the occurrence so graphically described in that article, except the fact that a gentleman who was going to watch a young horse being broken to harness should choose to be accompanied by more than a dozen fox-terriers. I have owned a great many fox-terriers in my life, and am the happy possessor of six at present. I know fox-terriers to be most excitable little beggars. The pack in question were probably not in any state of panic or frenzy at all, but seeing one horse kicking on the ground and another one trampling on him, and hearing both the horses screaming, a sound to which I hope they are not much accus- tomed, they just ran in to join in the row, and most likely enjoyed themselves immensely. If I were to take my fox- terriers to watch a young horse being broken to harness I should not be at all surprised if I had to find new breeches and diachylon plaster for the coachman or any one else who
might be handy. As for the retriever joining in and catching hold of the horse's ear, it was natural but naughty, and does not do much credit to whoever had the breaking of him as a puppy.—I am, Sir, &c., Swainston, Isle of Wight. BARRINGTON SIMEON.
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