CHAPTER VII. 



THE CHOICE OF A HORSE. 



TYPES, CARRIAGE HORSES, SADDLE HORSES, SOURCES OF 

 SUPPLY, VALUES AND BUYING. 



BEFORE participating in 

 the great lottery of horse 

 buying it is advisable to 

 have a distinct predeter- 

 mined idea of what order 

 of equipage best satisfies 

 the combined demands of 

 one's needs and desires. 

 For a small stable, the 

 author advises the pro- 

 spective owner to select, 

 first whatever design of 



carriage is most suited to his requirements, and then to buy 

 a serviceable horse to draw the chosen carnage. In this 

 way, by working from the demands of the case down, the 

 accessories are made subservient and a discordant effect is 

 less likely to be produced. The following quotations will 

 serve to emphasize this advice : 



" Every man knows the purpose or purposes for which he wants a horse ; 

 but as possibly he does not know the sort fit for the purpose, let him at least 

 show this much judgment let him buy one that has been satisfactorily 

 doing the same sort of work he wants him for, and one that has been sea- 

 soned to it. Such a horse, from many circumstances, he may have the 



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