HOW TO BUY AND SELL A HORSE. 



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XI. Saddle Horses. 

 The saddle horse is the most difficult of all to get in perfection, except 

 the fastest turf and trotting horses. They must be handsome, large 

 enough to carry the weight easily, be perfectly trained; and then the 



A CHOICE THREE-GAITED SADDLER. 



This is an exceUent type for carrying weight Note tlae long, oblique should- 

 ers, the high withers, short, strong back and loins. This horse is a little coarse 

 and heavy in the throat latch, but otherwise a good model. Weight, about 1125 

 pounds. The "walk, trot and canter," are the three gaits of this class of saddler, 

 and in general type and conformation, they are much the same as the flve-gaited 

 horse, but are required to go only three gaits. A good point to be looked for 

 in a three-gaited horse, or all saddle horses for that matter, is to get a confor- 

 mation that will place the rider well back, showing as much of the horse in 

 front of him as possible; thus lightening the weight on the forehand. The "walk, 

 trot and canter" horse is strictly an English type, which has become popular in 

 America in recent years. 



better the breeding, the more valuable they are. The illustration on 

 the next page shows a good form for a model, if the hoi-se is to be used 

 both for driving and for the saddle — one that will perform well, look 

 well and not easily tire. Such a horse will, upon mares of high style 

 but rather light in the limb, and perhaps with the pasterns somewhat 



