This vintage book contains a detailed guide to fox hunting, with information on its history, saddlery, equipment, where and when to hunt, maintaining horses, breeding hounds, and more. A timeless guide highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of English fox hunting, Fox-Hunting Past and Present would make for a fantastic addition to collections of hunting literature. Contents include: Fox Hunting in the Twentieth Century , The Origin of Fox-Hunting-A Glimpse at Melton to-day and as it was in its Infancy , The Quorn Hunt , The Master of Hounds , The Cost of Hunting , The Horse and the Country to Select , Hunters and their Stables , etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. This volume is being republished now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fox hunting.