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PURCHASING FROM THE STABLES. 



to study, and the possession of a good " eye for 

 a horse," can alone give them. As beginners ; 

 do not devote too much time to any speculative 

 points, but first pay attention and learn the ewter- 

 nals : the foal with any bad blood, will, to a cer- 

 tainty, when grown up, show some external visible 

 flaw, such as a small eye, thick closed nostril, bad 

 ear, small back sinews, &c., or very probably three 

 or four of these. The points that denote pure 

 caste, or thorough blood of long descent, are given 

 at p. 5, together with the other requisites that 

 enable a horse to gallop ; but every good point 

 therein enumerated is rarely attainable. 



PREMIER. 



