78 THE HORSE. 



( Warranted quiet in harness" bars all injurious vices 

 affecting that particular work. There is one vice, how- 

 ever, said to be questionable, although I doubt it; that 

 is " jibbing," or refusing to move when required to do so. 

 But where the horse runs back, there can be no doubt 

 about the vice proving dangerous and a bar to a perfect 

 warranty. Lying down, another trick of a jibber, is also 

 a dangerous vice, if only on account of the shafts, inde- 

 pendently of other and personal risks. Also, where the 

 horse, after standing awhile, goes off with a violent rush, 

 rear, or plunge, there can be no doubt of the danger 

 (except in skillful hands),- or of the vice. This also 

 requires some qualification, as a mere jump, lift, or start 

 at a canter may be magnified by the timid. Again, it is 

 a query whether it is not the coachman, rather than the 

 horse, that is in fault; and in the former case the horse 

 is not do be held to be vicious. 



A horse may be quiet in harness, yet very vicious and 

 dangerous out of it, either in the stable or to ride. 

 These are not included in a warranty of " quiet in har- 

 ness," because in the last two cases he is out of the har- 

 ness. "Free from vice," added to " quiet in harness," 

 signifies that the animal is also quiet in the stable. He 

 may, however, be vicious to ride, so that where he is 

 wanted for this purpose also, " to ride " must be added 

 in the warranty, as the seller may contend that he sold 

 him for harness only. 



The receipts hereafter given will show how all these 

 difficulties may be overcome. 



A simple warranty of soundness does not necessarily 

 imply quietness. A horse may be as vicious as possible, 

 so much so as to become almost useless, and at the same 

 time not render himself returnable. "Free from vice or 

 any general inclination to do mischief," alludes to the 

 stable as well as to the work of the horse. Still he may 

 not be well broken, as this does not imply that he is so or 



