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purpose, the buyer may be saved pounds for the modest 

 fee usually demanded of, from half to one, or two guineas. 



Apart from such professional examination, the buyer 

 can to a great extent protect himself in various ways. 



He can insist on having a warranty with the animal, a 

 general warranty of soundness and fitness for the work 

 required. A written warranty is preferable to a verbal 

 one, but the latter holds good when it can be substan- 

 tiated. 



Horses purchased at certain pubHc auctions — horse 

 repositories — are warranted sound in particular respects, 

 which, if not complied with, and the animal returned 

 within the specified time, renders the sale void. 



Buying from a private source, or a dealer of repute, is 

 often very satisfactory, sometimes unsatisfactory. When- 

 ever possible have the animal on a week or ten days' trial. 

 This gives one time to note most faults and the good 

 qualities possessed by the animal. 



The majority of dealers of repute will never hesitate to 

 allow a responsible buyer to have a horse on trial as 

 above, or sometimes even longer. 



