12 HINTS TO horsemen; OR, 



same with any horse for any purpose for which he 

 did not possess the required capability : here after- 

 judgment would be useless indeed, and capital lite- 

 rally thrown away. A man may easily and surely 

 make money by small Scotch sheep on a Highland 

 farm ; he may see another make more money by a 

 flock in Leicestershire ; but if from seeing this he 

 showed the total want of judgment of purchasing 

 Leicesters to feed on a Scotch hill-farm, he must lose 

 money from the hour he made the purchase. 



Thus wdth horses : be they used for what purpose 

 they may, to bring money or satisfaction with them, 

 they must be treated in accordance with their na- 

 ture, breed, and habits ; and moreover, though we 

 do not require them to " suit the action to the word,'' 

 if the action is not suited to the work, their owner 

 wall shortly find himself in the position of the man 

 purchasing the Leicester sheep — namely, in a losing 

 one. 



There are two w^ays in which horses may be made 

 to make money, under judicious management, by 

 their exertions : for instance, as cart horses, cab, post, 



