4 PEECEPT ATTD PEACTICE. 



abilities, which idea is a perfectly erroneous one ; for 

 we may be fully aware of a younger man possessing 

 far greater ability, talent, and genius, than ourselves, 

 yettf on particular subjects that require practice and 

 experience, we may be perfectly justified in offering 

 advice, which if judiciously given, he will do well to 

 follow, and will probably find time, trouble, and 

 money saved by so doing. 



I trust I have, by this short but necessary ex- 

 ordium, shown that I merely bring forward long prac- 

 tical experience in the matters these papers treat on, as 

 sufficient apology for their appearance. 



We will suppose an inexperienced young man 

 having acquired the means, and having the inclination 

 to keep a given number of horses ; if I knew for 

 what purpose he wanted them, and the favourite pur- 

 suit in which he intended using them, it would be 

 easy enough to point out the description of horse 

 adapted to his purpose, the way to treat them when 

 purchased, and — let me say it deferentially — the 

 Avay to pursue his favourite amusement with the 

 greatest advantage to himself and his horses. But 



