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tion/' will become unsound in the limbs of one 

 side, usually the left, and will soon wear out. 



Before buying a horse, the lady who is to ride 

 him should be w^eighed, and should then have 

 some one who is considerably heavier than her- 

 self ride the animal, that she may be sure that 

 her own weight will not be too great for him. 

 If he carries the heavier weight with ease, he 

 can, of course, carry her. 



In selecting a horse great care should be 

 taken to ascertain whether there is the least 

 trace of unsoundness in his feet and legs, and 

 especially that variety of unsoundness which oc- 

 casions stumbling. The best of horses, when 

 going over rough places or when very tired 

 may stumble, and so will indolent horses that 

 are too lazy when traveling to lift their feet 

 up fully ; but when this fault is due to disease, 

 or becomes a habit with a lazy animal, he 

 should never be used under the side-saddle. 



If the reader will glance at Figs. 1 and 2, she 

 will observe the difference between the head of 

 the low-bred horse and that of the best bred of 

 the race. Fig. 1 represents the head of an Ara- 

 bian horse ; tlie brain is wide between the eyes, 

 the brow high and prominent, and the expres- 

 sion of the face high-bred and intelligent. Fig. 

 2 shows the head of a low-bred horse, whose 



