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only pace of consequence in a long-Backed 

 horse is the walk, v/hich is the result of long 

 legs, always the accompaniment of length in 

 the back : but those who are fond of good 

 horses should never choose one with a long 

 back, for the reasons here adduced, and which 

 will, generally speaking, be found to be cor- 

 rect. 



