CHAPTER V. 



PEICE. 



Now, with regard to the third point, that of price. 

 A good horse's value increases very much for each 

 inch that he measures over fifteen hands, or five 

 feet, up to sixteen hands and an inch, or five feet 

 five. Horses belovf fifteen hands come under the 

 head of cobs or ponies, and have a separate and dis- 

 tinct value of their own ; and horses above sixteen 

 one are of no greater value than horses of that 

 height or an inch less. But between those limits 

 — fifteen hands and sixteen one — a horse's value in- 

 creases very largely inch by inch. 



Therefore it follows that, taking any given price, 

 the smaller the animal (within those limits) that 

 you are content to put up with, the more perfect a 

 specimen of his own particular class you can obtain. 

 Thus, let us take, for instance, 1001. as a price. For 

 this price you could probably have the choice of 

 a great many well-shaped, sound horses between 

 fifteen and fifteen one and a half. You would have 



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