A Suitable Horse

This is offered to help you assess your horse or to help you search for a new hunter. Few hunt horses meet all of these criteria completely without years of Hunt Field experience.
- Will not kick other horses or hounds
- Can be easily rated and kept at a safe distance from the horse ahead of it
- Will stand quietly in a group of horses
- Has athletic ability combined with a willingness to listen to its rider
- Is obedient in company
- Is comfortable in the woods and in open fields
- Will go off on its own without stress
- Is generally more comfortable as a follower than a leader
- Is clever-footed to deal with uneven terrain
- Is solidly made to gallop and jump over stony or muddy terrain
- May be any size or breed, ponies to 17-hand horses of all breeds make successful field hunters