CHOOSING A MOUNT 89 



be registered as measuring 15.2^. The 

 fashionably bred trotting horse often 

 measures higher at the rump than at 

 the withers, while the properly propor- 

 tioned saddle horse should measure as 

 high, or highest, at the withers. 



In a saddle horse there are other 

 points than height to be considered. 

 If the woman is stout, the horse should 

 be of substantial build, very compact, 

 and like a cob. If she is slight, she will 

 look best on a horse of light build and 

 possessed of quality. 



In my opinion, three quarters, or a 

 trifle more, thoroughbred blood makes 

 the pleasantest mount for a woman. 

 Five to seven is a good age at which 

 to buy a horse, as he will then have 

 been through the early ailments of 

 young horses and be just entering his 

 prime. 



As to his points, his head should 

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