2 2 HOW TO CHOOSE A HORSE 



placed in the custody of an uninterested 

 party until the dispute is settled. 



Buying: from the Dealer. 



Many dealers dispose of a number of their 

 horses in the public markets, especially such 

 animals as they will find it to their advantage 

 to sell as speedily as possible, retaining the 

 best for sale by private treaty. 



By visiting the stables of well-known 

 dealers, it is not a very difficult matter to 

 come across an animal answering the re- 

 quirements of the intending purchaser, who, 

 after satisfying himself as to its suitability in 

 a general way, will find it advantageous to 

 select a veterinary surgeon to examine the 

 animal as to soundness. 



Apart from this, many dealers give written 



