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truth that prejudices generally do ; r.amely, 

 that good horfes are not to be found in the 

 hands of dealers, and we frequently fee it in- 

 ferted in an advertifement, by way of additional 

 recommendation of a horfe, that he does not 

 belong: to a dealer, or that he has never been in 

 a dealer's hands. It is yet flrange, that a man 

 whofe living is to deal in them, who has fo 

 many through his hands, v>^ho goes to the faun- 

 tain head to obtain them frefli and young, and 

 whofe^-intereft it is to fell good horfes, (hould 

 have none of that kind to fell, and fomewhat 

 more fo, that a private perfon fliould be deli- 

 rous of parting with fo fcarce and valuable a 

 commodity. I will agree, that a fecond hand 

 good horfe is far preferable to a frefh bad one. 

 But upon the average, young and frefh horfes 

 muft neceilarily bear the premium ; and if a 

 dealer be careful to furnifli his ftables with 

 fuch, no blame ought to attach to him ; for 

 were he to journey into the country, with the 

 refolution to buy* none but good horfes, his 

 journeys would be many, and his purchafes 

 few indeed. 



Horfes go through the hands of feveral 

 defcriptions of perfons before they reach the 

 metropolis. The confiderable breeders fell their 

 colts to another clafs, whofe bufmefs it is to 

 keep them until they are fit for market and 



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