Judging a Horse 63 



judge of horses once said, "If the owner or a bystander 

 calls my attention to a possible defect about the horse's 

 head, I always make it a point to give the opposite ex- 

 tremity a most thorough examination." It is a trick 

 frequently resorted to by unscrupulous dealers to call a 

 man's attention to a part he knows to be sound, in 

 order to attract his attention from an unsoundness in 

 another part. In considering statements made by horse- 

 dealers, especial care should be given not only to the 

 statement, but to the reasons why the statement is 

 made. 



When possible, it is always a good plan to examine 

 horses in the stable under their ordinary conditions, 

 then to take them out where the light and other condi- 

 tions are favorable and go over thoroughly every part 

 of the horse until one is satisfied of its freedom from 

 unsoundness. After thoroughly manipulating every 

 part, the horse should be tested in his paces for any 

 defect in locomotion or breathing, and afterwards he 

 should be tested as to his ability to eat and drink 

 normally. In examining horses for soundness, it is 

 generally assumed that the horse has every defect, de- 

 formity and vice that horse-flesh is heir to, and the 

 presence or absence of these defects is demonstrated by 

 thorough examinations and tests. 



WARRANTY 



A person that warrants a horse sound, either by a 

 written or verbal warranty, renders himself liable, and 

 the purchaser can recover damages sustained. Persons 



