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ing careful not to inflict pain, and repeat this lesson to him every 

 day for two or three days, and you will have him thoroughly broke. 

 Use the same treatment for a halter puller. 



Question. Can you give me any rule to buy a family horse by ? 



Answer. Your horse should stand sixteen hands high, the ears 

 very small, pointed and furry inside, very wide between the ears ; a 

 large bright hazel eye standing out prominently ; the nostrils must 

 be large and thin ; neck long and well cut np under the jaw ; heavy 

 muscle on top. The withers must always be higher than the hips; 

 back broad and long hips, and close Jointed. 



For durability always buy a close-jointed horse, and one with fine, 

 short hair. The finer the hair the longer-lived the horse. For a 

 good road horse, he should measure exactly as much from between 

 his ears and his withers as from withers to the coupling of the hip ; 

 that is, the withers should be exactly midway between his ears and 



