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