6 INTRODUCTIOlt. 



liveliness of tlie liorse and tlie appearance of courage 

 and strength. It makes the horse forget all stable 

 vices, as gripping, weaving, kicking and biting; 

 and in mustering, causes it to exert every nerve, and 

 oftentimes to step as it may never step again. 



The dealer will take care that no blemishes are on 

 the bones by dealing only in young horses, having 

 done as yet no hard work, and where hereditary 

 inclinations have not been brought to light by 

 exertion, nor such defects developed which are a 

 necessary consequence of faulty conformation. It is, 

 therefore, very rare to find a good matured horse in a 

 dealer's stable. Whoever has one will take good 

 care to keep it, or else he will get a higher price for 

 it amongst his friends than from a dealer, who is 

 compelled to produce such horses on which even 

 the would-be connoisseur can find no fault. Only 

 large dealers, whose customers are real connoisseurs, 

 buy elderly horses for good prices and need not care 

 for harmless blemishes. The pretending connoisseur 

 knows nothing but to find blemishes, sees everywhere 

 spavins and galls, instead of judging the qualities of 

 a horse according to its whole framework. 



How often can we see such people turning 

 in disgust from an eight-year Hercules and pay a 

 high price for a four-year old, clean-legged weak- 

 ling, which, after the first exacting use, may be 



