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manifestation of incipient disease, or even tendency 

 to disease, or failing, about liim. Thus, the prospect 

 of securing a valuable horse, when he becomes of a 

 proper age to put to work, is all but a certain one. 

 It is no uncommon remark of persons, that it is sur- 

 prising how government get such animals as they see 

 the Life Guards mounted on, at " Troop price." It 

 certainly would be very surprising indeed, if they 

 got them at a useable age at such a price ; but 

 as they are purchased at two and three years old, it 

 will be seen that by the time a trooper is seen on 

 them as regimental horses, they do not stand go- 

 vernment in a price very much below that at which 

 they could be purchased of a dealer. But as such 

 description of horses could not probably be bought in 

 such way in sufficient numbers, it is a verj^ prudent 

 arrangement to always have a stock on hand. So it 

 M'ill be seen that our household troops are not riding 

 £20 or £30 horses, but animals, numbers of whom 

 would be worth from £70 to £100 for harness 

 to any one who drove blacks ; and I have seen 

 many, who, as far as appearance goes, would not 



