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hand into a lucky dip where the blanks 

 considerably exceed the prizes. 



If the purchaser be determined to 

 buy in either of these places he should 

 have for his companion a veterinary 

 surgeon or a friend upon whose judg- 

 ment he can rely. Even then the 

 possibilities of a bad bargain are by 

 no means remote. The veterinary 

 surgeon can, of course, tell if the animal 

 has any physical defect, but it is 

 impossible in a short examination to 

 prophesy what will be the horse's 

 behaviour between shafts or under 

 saddle. Frequently the statement 

 appears in a catalogue — " Has been 



