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 carriage. 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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