It may be doubted whether the difficulty of 

 buymg or selHng a horse is greater ; but there is 

 this essential difference, that in the latter case, the 

 difficulty is of a man's own creation. If he informs 

 himself fairly of its value, and asks a trifle less, 

 there are few of the large commission stables, at 

 which, if the proprietor of tl^m is a respectable 

 man, he will not find a speedy market ; if he in- 

 sists on selling without a loss,' the expence of the 

 keep will more than balance the chance of meet- 

 ing with a liberal purchaser. I liave already 

 alluded to the advantage given by the Horse and 

 Carriage Registry to the purchaser. The seller 

 derives as much and perhaps more benefit from it ; 

 for he can use his horse as usual till he receives 

 notice of a purchaser whose fancy he suits, and he 



