CHAPTER XIL 



If my reader has, to his surprise, as it certainly 

 would be to mine, struggled successfully through all 

 the risk and difficulties explained in the preceding 

 pages, and at length mounted himself to his entire 

 satisfaction, he cannot but be anxious to know how 

 he is to treat the valuable animal which it has cost 

 him so much trouble to procure. Economy is so 

 much involved in the question, that my advice can 

 only be given subject to the control of every man's 

 peculiar circumstances. 



A man who only keeps one saddle-horse for his 

 pleasure, and is domiciled in London, cannot do bet- 

 ter than send him to livery : he will find it quite as 

 economical as keeping him in his own stable, and far 

 more convenient. The usual charge is a guinea per 

 week, where the standing is of long duration ; and 

 very little personal attention will secure liberal 



