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tion, and frequently the breaking-up of long-established 

 friendships, every one of which evils might be easily pre- 

 vented by a thorough understanding of the subject I 

 would elucidate. The works on the soundness and un- 

 soundness of horses that have hitherto come under my 

 notice have been, for the most part, compilations or refer- 

 ences to cases that have been litigated, which cases, in- 

 stead of being of any value or service to those unac- 

 quainted with the structure and habits of the horse, have 

 only served to mystify them. 



WARRANTY. 



It has been almost universally supposed that a warranty 

 extends to a definite period. Some imagine that, if any- 

 thing happens to render a horse unsound during the first 

 month after purchase, the horse can be returned. Others 

 extend the period, and, when told that the warranty does 

 not go forward, but, on the contrary, back from the time 

 of its date, want to know the use of such a document. 



USE OF WAKRANTY. 



The following are the advantages to be derived from 

 the possession of a warranty. Suppose a horse should be- 

 come ill or diseased within such a reasonable time after 

 purchase as to lead to the belief that the ailment, in all 

 probability, had been caught prior to the sale of the ani- 

 mal, then it could be returned as unsound, because it did 

 not fulfil the conditions of the warranty at the time it 

 was given. Or suppose, within a few days after the pur- 

 chase has been made, the horse becomes lame, and it is 

 possible to prove that the lameness existed prior to the 



