Chapter V 



DEALERS' TRICKS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM 



I HAVE promised to deal with the above, and if the 

 reader already knows how to judge a horse, or has no 

 intention of ever buying one, he will enjoy a quiet little 

 smile, and the reader who anticipates buying a horse will 

 not lose much by reading it carefully, studying the 

 artful tricks of dealers. 



Little do novices in horseflesh know or think how 

 many tricks are resorted to by unprincipled dealers and 

 copers to hide the defects of a horse from the uninitiated. 



The first thing to do when buying a horse is to make 

 sure that the horse you are looking at is the type of 

 breed required for the work and not to be put off with 

 something which is quite unsuitable. 



First examine the eyes, and be sure to see your 

 reflection in them. A blind horse always lifts his legs 

 high and has uncertain action ; to the novice he looks 

 a good mover. 



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