80 THE HORSE. 



exception of an enlargement at the back of the near hock, 

 on which he goes at present free from lameness. A good 

 hunter. C. D. 



Any other unsoundness vitiates this warranty; or if it 

 can be proved that he went lame on the excepted hock at 

 the time of trial, he is returnable. Here he is only for one 

 purpose, and may not be worth anything for any other 

 work. But if he fulfills the warranty by being a good 

 hunter, he does all that can be naturally expected of him. 

 Good hunters are often useless for hackney- work. 



August, 18 . 



Eeceived of , two hundred dollars, for 



a gray gelding, warranted sound, with the exception of 



, and upon which I warrant he 

 has gone sound from to 



and up to the time of my giving this receipt. He is quiet 

 in harness and a good hackney. D. E. 



Here the warranty, as far as the doubtful part, runs 

 back to given time upon the length of time that the 

 horse has gone free from inconvenience, and you place 

 your reliance upon his continuing to do so. If, therefore, 

 you find that he has been lame on the excepted part with- 

 in the period named, he is returnable, but not otherwise 

 this defect of lameness having been particularly speci- 

 fied in the warranty. 



It will be readily perceived that any particular vice, 

 vices, or defects, whether of eyes, limbs, wind, etc., etc., 

 may be thus excepted; therefore, one more example will 

 suffice. 



September, 18 . 



Eeceived of , the sum of 



dollars, for a black horse, sixteen hands 

 high, warranted sound, with the exception of an enlarge- 

 ment on the off forefoot, but upon which he has gone 

 sound during the whole of the last three months, since its 

 formation. He is six years old. 



