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
