HOW TO BUY A HORSE 215 



been educated and developed. A skilful horse- 

 man, either rider or driver, will nearly always 

 prefer a green horse because of the pleasure in 

 training him, and also of the chance of securing a 

 prize at a minimum of cost. But an inexperienced 

 horseman will probably never make anything out 

 of a green horse, so he had best not consider such. 

 Having found a horse that seems to meet re- 

 quirements, the horse should be tried and the re- 

 putable dealer will give the buyer every oppor- 

 tunity for such a trial. When the trial is satisfac- 

 tory, the buyer should have him examined by a 

 veterinary, and if sound the transaction should be 

 closed. Warranties are not of much good. They 

 cannot be enforced except through suits at law; 

 and a lawsuit even when won would usually cost 

 more than the loss on an unsatisfactory horse, if 

 the horse were sent to the auction block immedi- 

 ately. Then try again. To buy one bad horse is no 

 reason whatever for discouragement. One of the 

 Tattersalls said that to have one good horse in a 

 lifetime is as much as a man should expect. 



The splendid specimens that we see in the 

 show rings inspire us with the desire to have one 



