ADVICE TO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WHO 

 INTEND BUYING A SADDLE HORSE. 



In the first place those intending to buy a horse have 

 to make up their minds what kind of a horse they want 

 to buy, so that they are perfectly satisfied after the pur- 

 chase is made. When buying a saddle horse you have 

 to be convinced either by yourself or by some good vet- 

 erinary surgeon that the horse is sound. What is a 

 sound horse ? A horse is called sound when his four legs 

 are clean, eyes perfect, wind good, and his bowels are in 

 order. I will here describe a good saddle horse and tell 

 you what is required to be a good one. To begin with, 

 the horse's head should be lean and well cut out, he 

 should have a broad and intelligent eye, a broad fore- 

 head and large nostrils. The ear should be small and 

 pointed. A horse should have a long neck, well arched 

 and well cut out in the jaw,' he should have high withers, 

 deep and sloping shoulders and broad chest. The front 

 legs should be straight, the upper arm to the knee long 

 and very muscular. The knee should be broad and flat, 

 the cannon bone or shank should be short, strong, and 

 flat. The pastern should not be long or short, standing 

 oblique. The hoof should be deep and sound, that means 



