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It is clear that the fewer the qualities and quantities war- 

 ranted the less are the chances that the horse will be 

 returned. 



There are few horses that could not be legally returned on 

 a warranty such as the following : — 



" Warranted five years old, sound and free from vice, quiet 

 to ride and drive and to carry a lady." 



Age from three to six is not always the easy thing to be 

 sure about that most horsemen imagine. After ten it is 

 impossible to tell to a year. 



Sound horses are notoriously scarce. 



Vice is frequently seen (.^) by timid persons unused to 

 horses where none exists. 



Duration of Warranty. 



Ordinary warranties are usually considered to extend to 

 twenty-eight days. This is when no time is mentioned in 

 the warranty. 



The shortest warranties are those given by auctioneers, 

 either in their printed bills or on painted boards put up in a 

 conspicuous part of their premises, which usually are for 

 twelve or twenty-four hours, from the time of sale. Thus — 

 " Horses not answering the description must be returned 

 within twenty-four hours, otherwise the purchaser shall be 

 obliged to keep the lot with all faults." 



The longest warranties are what are known as special 

 warranties, as in the case of an apparent blemish which is 

 warranted to be of no detriment for three, six, or even twelve 

 months. For example, a curby hock may be warranted to 

 stand sound for twelve months. A curb or a splint from 

 which the horse is not at the present time suffering is war- 

 ranted not to give trouble, and so forth. 



Time of wari'atity. — The warranty in whatever form must 

 be given before the conclusion of the bargain. 



