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CHAP. XXXII. 



ON HORSES PROPER FOR LIGHT HARNESS. 



THOSE of the cavalry and saddle size are 

 the fittest horses for the purpose of light har- 

 ness; and as extraordinary speed is not requi- 

 site, the rate of from seven to ten miles an 

 hour is sufficient either for single or double 

 harness •, and no horse that can perform thus 

 much should be objected to on account of 

 being low before and heavy in the chest. In- 

 deed a horse that is intended for harnessj on 

 account of having the v/hole, or at least the 

 greater part of the weight of his work de- 

 pending on the pull, is the better for a strong 

 shoulder and an open chest ; and as the v/eight 

 is thrown off his shoulders, there will be no 

 fear of his coming down j thus we often iind 

 that horses unfit for one sort of work are best 



