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at the trot ; hence it is of little consequence whether 

 a horse for harness walks or gallops well. Still 

 there is no doubt that in proportion as the animal 

 is sound, and good in all his paces, his value is 

 greater for whichever service he is designed. 



I may also remark that few people are very par- 

 ticular about driving a horse in a boot, or with a 

 blemished knee, while the blinkers will hide any 

 obvious defect in the eyes. Thus other serious 

 obstacles that occur in the purchase of a saddle 

 horse are removed. 



Subject to these preliminary observations, I 

 would suggest that the form of a stanhope horse 

 should be carefully considered ; a full shoulder 

 and a well fiUed-up loin, are of consequence : the 

 action should be free, and rather high than other- 

 wise ; the body should be compact and close, the 

 legs short, and rotundity the character of the 

 whole. 



Steadiness is a great virtue in a gig-horse ; for 

 his duty is in the streets, where every provocation 

 is given to the contrary, and where the least swerv- 

 ing from the direct line may cause infinite mischief. 

 It is quite impossible to decide whether a horse 

 deserves this character till he has been tried ; but 

 a single drive down Oxford Street or Holborn, will 

 put him sufficiently to the proof : a man who buys 



