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As many owners wish to use the same horse to a light 

 wagon in summer, it is advisable when such is the case to 

 buy a horse somewhat smaller and lighter than would be 

 desirable were the work during the summer as heavy as that 

 in the city ; but it must be borne in mind that a large horse 

 is better able to draw a light wagon than a small animal to 

 pull a heavy one. 



For country or suburban work the class of horse that 

 has been found most serviceable is an animal somewhat 

 smaller, lighter and faster than those used in the city. The 

 carriages are lighter and of greater variety, and the same 

 horse that is used to draw a station wagon may be required 

 to appear later in a two-wheeler for an afternoon drive. In 

 buying horses for the country their manners become a 

 more important consideration than in those horses which are 

 driven exclusively by an experienced coachman. In order 

 that they may be driven in safety and with pleasure by any 

 members of the family, such horses should be free from 

 all vices, such as rearing, jibbing, etc., and should have good 

 mouths. When horses are intended for out-of-town work 

 exclusively, the trotter or road horse is a very serviceable 

 but not a stylish stamp, and is always open to the objection 

 of being unfit for heavy city work. At fashionable summer 

 resorts, where the roads are smooth and hard, and the car- 

 riages used are as heavy as those for the town, an owner 

 will need the large stamp of horse described in the preced- 

 ing paragraph. 



When a horse is being bought for a two-wheeled cart it 

 is of much importance that the animal should have a smooth, 

 even gait. A horse that rolls, pounds or stumbles should be 

 immediately rejected. 



