niEFACE 



TO TIIE FIRST EDITION. 



Professional cii'cumstances have required mo during 

 the last few years to see and hear a great deal of 

 ntigation in what arc called *' Horse Cases." In that 

 experience I have known many transactions in which 

 the aggrieved party, on appealing to Law, has not been 

 successful ; and where the ^^•aut of success has been 

 attributed to defects in the tribunal appealed to, whereas, 

 in fact, the blame should have been laid on the care- 

 lessness or ignorance of the complainant in the trans- 

 action under dispute. For this reason, partly, I venture 

 to submit the following pages to the public. They are 

 not intended for a Law Look, nor will they supply the 

 place of business habits, or turn a careless deal or 

 bargain into a satisfactory one ; but I hope they ^\•ill 

 show those who propose to buy or sell a horse some 

 of the rules and safeguards to bo adopted to avoid 

 litigation, if possible, or to ensure success if litigation 

 must take place. 



The o's\Tiership of a good many horses, both in India 

 and in this country, must bo my apology for some 

 statements which are the result of experience. 



Temple, May 1st, 1877. 



