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required, and be ignorant of the merits and good quali- 

 ties of another kind. Every man to his trade, and there 

 are several branches in the horse business, each one 

 requiring a lifetime of study and experience to become 

 competent. As an illustration, a man might be an ex- 

 cellent judge of a draft horse and be totalh^ ignorant of 

 the points of a race horse, and a good judge of a trotter, 

 yet be absolutely lost in the selection of a coach horse. 

 I advise those wishing to obtain a good horse to trust 

 to the judgment of a recognized representative of each 

 class. It is much better to employ a capper who will, 

 for his OAvn reputation — being indiiferent as to what 

 dealer you purchase from — than to trust to a friend or 

 amateur horseman who believes himself to be a good 

 judge. In nine cases out of ten the latter, whoever he 

 might be, will more likely, in his ignorance, prevent 

 your buying a good horse that would suit you and be of 

 good service. 



According as the revival of fashionable turnouts de- 

 mands the use of coach horses to replace the long- 

 legged, lofty, rangy sort that were formerly used, there 

 are other and more important points besides to consider. 

 A man w^ho all his life has been used to ride in low- 

 seated wagons witli pole and yoke, and drive horses 

 suited to such, cannot possibly have much conception 

 of the kind of horses that are suitable for the present 



