68 HOW TO CHOOSE A HORSE 



When the vendor of a hack brings an 

 animal from a distance to show the intend- 

 ing buyer, have the saddle removed, the 

 feet washed, and the horse then placed for 

 about an hour in the stable, so that when 

 it is brought out for inspection any signs of 

 lameness, etc., will probably be observed. 



The Saddle and Harness Cob. 



Those who are desirous of selecting a cob 

 equally suitable for saddle and harness use 

 cannot do better than advertise their wants 

 in the columns of the Field or County Gentle- 

 7nan, because a really first-class animal of 

 this sort is not very easily obtained in the 

 sale ring. 



Try and purchase a cob five years of age 

 a gelding by preference, from 14^ to 14*3 



