20 PEECEPT A]S"D PRACTICE. 



ill excuse for the light weight, the one had had twenty 

 years' experience, the other was in his novitiate. 



I have mentioned the foregoing anecdote, first, to 

 show that an injudicious selection as to the sort for 

 the use they are intended for will always be attended 

 with the finding that duty badly performed, to the 

 disappointment of the owner; secondly, to show 

 that nothing short of having conviction forced upon 

 them will convince most persons of the fact. It will 

 be found just the same as respects action. 



The goodness of action, of course, depends on the 

 purpose for which the horse is intended. As regards 

 road-horses, whether in harness or out of it, there is 

 fashionable action, which is by no means always 

 indicative of good action, and good action that is not 

 fashionable action — at least, does not come up to the 

 present taste. This does not hold good as regards 

 hunters or racehorses. Those must possess a style 

 of going that fits them to perform the purposes for 

 which they are used to the best advantage ; the 

 hunter must go in a form that enables him to com- 

 bine speed with lasting qualities. It is true, it mat- 



