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horse — however sound he might be — if he would 

 not answer your purpose, and only turn out to be 

 YOUR master, instead of you being his. 



A horse that you know intimately about, and 

 which you consider will suit you, is worth paying 

 a fair amount extra for. Nor is this all loss — as 

 looking at others costs extra money, which you 

 had better spend on the one you do know about 

 and approve of. 



Unsoundness 



Blindness is one of the worst unsoundnesses, 

 but is naturally less met with in young horses 

 than in old. If a fairly aged horse shies without 

 apparent provocation, it would be wise to pay 

 great attention to the examination of his eyes. 



And here it may be worth noting that one of 

 our most eminent oculists — he is world famous 

 — was asked by a patient to be kind enough to 

 carefully examine the eyes of an old brougham 

 horse she had grown fond of, and whom she felt 

 safe with until quite recently, when he took to 

 shying in town. The oculist kindly examined 

 the horse, and though several well-known vets 

 had recently done so, and declared the horse 

 to be sound in wind, limb, and eyesight — 

 especially eyesight — the oculist staked his pro- 

 fessional opinion that the horse's eyesight was 

 extremely defective. 



The eye, which is one of the most valuable 

 and delicate organs conceivable, is made up of 

 Conjunctiva, Cornea, Sclerotic coat. Choroid coat. 

 Retina, Aqueous humour. Vitreous humour. 



