Life — March 13, 1890 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Hunting of the Future" This satirical illustration depicts horse breeding and training, captioned "Hunting of the Future: Tour men to a full grown and well developed hunter." The sketch shows various stages of developing a hunting horse, with small figures demonstrating training methods. The bottom panels include text about proper animal care: "Do not let animal should be left alone the legs alone to be injured" and "The improvement in the Settlements is in the opposite direction." The satire appears to critique contemporary horse-breeding practices or agricultural methods, suggesting that future hunting depends on proper, careful development of animals—contrasting what "should be" done versus what practitioners actually do. The tone suggests irony about whether such care is actually being taken. The page header reads "WHAT BREEDI[NG]," indicating this is part of a larger article on breeding practices.