CHAPTER XIV 

 Horse Breakers and their Responsibility 



The responsibilities incurred by a horse breaker are 

 not difficult to define. We shall understand them 

 most easily if we consider them in regard to (a) the 



depreciation in value, or the death, of a horse whilst 

 under the charge of the breaker for breaking purposes, 

 etc., and (b) the liability of the latter respecting damages 

 to other persons or property occurring through some 

 unforeseen circumstances over which he could, or could 

 not, reasonably be expected to have control. 



In order that we may understand what these 

 different responsibilities are let us suppose that a 

 person, who for convenience sake we choose to call 

 William Watkins, sends a horse to a breaker named 

 Johnny Walker, and let us make the further assump- 



