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many of these faults and has caused many a man 

 to become bankrupt are equally certain. If a 

 horse can trot 2.10 or better it is reasonably cer- 

 tain that he will make money for his owner, and 

 it matters not how homely or unsound he'may be; 

 but if the horse has bad looks and unsoundness, 

 and also lacks speed, he will be unprofitable on 

 the track, and can not be sold at a profitable 

 price on the market, while, if used in the stud, 

 his undesirable qualities are perpetuated. On the 

 other hand, if the horse has a moderate speed, but 

 is sound, handsome and stylish, with a shapely 

 head and neck, a straight, strong back, straight 

 croup, muscular quarters and stifles, well-set 

 legs, possesses good all-round true action and has 

 abundant endurance, he is almost certainly a 

 profitable investment. This is the kind of light 

 horse which the market wants and will pay for. If 

 of the roadster type, he sells well as a driver; if 

 more on the heavy harness order, as a carriage 

 horse. 



"The occurrence of trotting bred horses of the 

 finest conformation is by no means uncommon ; it 

 is so frequent, indeed, that these animals supply 



