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ing careful not to inflict pain, and repeat this lesson to liiin every 

 day for two or three days, and you will have him thoroughly broke* 

 Use the same treatment for a halter puller. 



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Questioiu Can you give me any rule to buy a family horse by ? 



Answer. Your horse should stand sixteen hands high, the ears 

 very small, pointed and furry inside, very wide between the ears ; a 

 large bright hazel eye standing out prominently ; the nostrils must 

 be large and thin ; neck long and well cut up under the jaw ; heavy 

 muscle on top. The withers must always be higher than the hips; 

 back broad and long hips, and close ,'ointed. 



For durability always buy a close-jointed horse, and one with fine, 

 short hair. The finer the hair the longer-lived the horse. For a 

 good road horse, he should measure exactly as much from betw^een 

 his ears and his withers as from withers to the coupling of the hip ; 

 that is, the withers should be exactly midway between his ears and 



