Among Men and Horses. By Captain Hayes. (T. Fisher Unwin.)
—In these pages we have the reminiscences of Captain Hayes, whose more technical writings are known everywhere. There is a similarity about the style of all writers who have much to say about horseflesh, but Captain Hayes has a better style than most of them, and moreover, he has travelled, and has met many in- teresting characters. With Mrs. Hayes, a valuable assistant in the art of equitation, 110 made several horsebreaking tours on the Continent and in India, and also still further East, besides paying a visit to Cape Town. The Captain says his writings and public performances were mutually helpful. No books are more read, certainly ; and his success with incorrigible horses raised his fame to a great height, as the various classes got together on his tours to learn wisdom from him can testify. There are hundreds
of men living now who owe all they know of horsebreaking to his new methods. It is a most interesting book, and every one who knows Captain Hayes, either through his literary work or from his performances, will welcome it.
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