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be presumed a colt produced by them will make a 

 small horse, although there may be no objection to the 

 blood ; and if he makes a race horse, it will be of the 

 unprofitable kind. He may be a winner at three years 

 old; at four years old, second best; and being too 

 small to carry weight, he never can win again. Such 

 a horse will not command a high price with a judge of 

 horses, as it is evident that a large horse, with the same 

 weight, will beat a small one, when they are equal in 

 all respects except size. Indeed, for the purpose of 

 draft or riding, a large horse will command double the 

 sum of a small one, which plainly proves the importance 

 of breeding from a large stock. 



When a colt arrives at the age of two and a half 

 years, it is time he should be handled, and taught the 

 use of the bit. It is of great consequence he should 

 be first gentled by a person who well understands the 

 management of horses, to prevent bad habits ; as first 

 impressions are never entirely removed from man or 

 beast. 



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