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this sort the breaker should be careful to let the 

 owner know of it at once, so that the latter may 

 discharge the expenses of any veterinary treatment 

 which may be found needful. (In any event, no blame 

 is attachable to the breaker.) 



A brushing gaiter must afterwards be worn and it 

 will be well to remember in making this that a piece 

 of soft felt is preferable to leather. 



When a horse is sent to a professional breaker, it is 

 ^understood that the owner takes all risks incidental to 

 the breaking in of the animal, or which may be incurred 

 whilst the latter is under the breaker's charge. However, 

 if he — the owner — can prove that there has been a want 

 of ordinary care on the part of the trainer, or that some 

 foolhardy act be performed contrary to the usages and 

 customs of an expert brakesman, the case is entirely 

 different. 



Taking another example, let us suppose that a 

 breaker turns Mr. " So and So's " horse out into a 

 park along with other horses, and that the animal 

 gets kicked in some part — such as (as commonly 

 happens) the inner and lower side of the thigh — and 

 suppose that a fracture is the result of this kick and 

 that, on examination by a vetinerary surgeon, the 



