4 "WARRANTY OF 



tions or references to cases that have been litigated, 

 which cases, instead of being of any value or service 

 to those unacquainted with the structure and habits 

 of the horse, have only served to mystify them. 



WARRANTY. 



It has been almost universally supposed that a 

 warranty extends to a definite period. Some imagine 

 that, if anything happens to render a horse unsound 

 during the first month after purchase, the horse can 

 be returned. Others extend the period, and, when told 

 that the warranty does not go forward, but, on the 

 contrary, back from the time of its date, want to 

 know the use of such a document. 



Use of Warranty. 



The following are the advantages to be derived from 

 the possession of a warranty. Suppose a horse should 

 become ill or diseased within such a reasonable time 

 after purchase as to lead to the belief that the ailment, 

 in all probability, has been caught prior to the sale 

 of the animal, then it could be returned as unsound, 

 because it did not fulfil the conditions of the warranty 

 at the time it was given. Or suppose, within a few 

 days after the purchase has been made, the horse be- 

 comes lame, and it is possible to prove that the lame- 



