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mented upon in the slower-going draught-horse, in whom 

 such change of structure is produced more gradually, 

 owing to the gentle pace at which he is generally worked. 

 All that is expected of him being that he shall do his al- 

 lotted work properly. 



AGED HORSES. 



Another plea in favor of a definite form of warranty 

 for used horses is to be found in the facts 



1. That aged horses very rarely fulfill the conditions of 

 warranty of unworked horses. 



2. That, notwithstanding such defects, they are gen- 

 erally well qualified to do work required by the nervous, 

 the timid, the elderly, and the indifferent horseman, as 

 well as by those who, constantly requiring a great amount 

 of work done at once, have yet no time to spare in care- 

 fully handling, or in regularly exercising their horses. 



There certainly exists a senseless prejudice against buy- 

 ing such old horses; yet, every real horseman well knows 

 the luxury of using a fine, active old horse, which cannot 

 even be forced into doing wrong the case with every 

 horse that has, for a considerable time, been ridden by a 

 true horseman. You must let him, for the most part, 

 judge for himself; and you will find that his judgment is 

 right. 



Not less valuable is the old saddle horse, while the old 

 harness horse knowingly measures the width of his 

 wheels, and, on all occasions, takes his proper side of the 

 road. 



Well-seasoned old horses are less liable to disease than 

 young ones, and do not tire so soon. 



It is a mistake to suppose that young horses will last 

 longer in work than old ones (provided that the latter 

 have not been hard-worked while young), working against 



