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gins to fret the moment he is out of the stable, and 

 continues in that humor till he has quite fatigued 

 himself ; and the latter only endeavors to be fore- 

 most in the field, and is truly valuable ; he has 

 those qualities that resemble prudence and courage ; 

 the other those of intemperate heat and rashness. 



A horse that goes with his fore feet Iom" is very 

 apt to stumble ; and there are some that go so near 

 the ground that they stumble most on even roads ; 

 and the dealers, to remedy to this, put heavy shoes 

 on their feet, for the heavier a horse's shoes are, 

 the higher he ^411 lift his feet. Care also should 

 be taken that the horse does not cut one leg with 

 the other. A horse that goes near the ground will 

 cut the low side of the fetlock joint, but one that 

 goes high cuts below the knee, which is called the 

 speedy cut. A horse that lifts his feet high, generally 

 trots fast, but is not the easiest for the rider. Some 

 horses cut with the spurn of the foot, and some with 

 the heel ; but this you may soon perceive by their 

 standing ; for if a horse points the front of his foot 

 inward, he cuts with the spurn, and if outward, with 

 the heel. 



These few instructions may be of use in pur- 

 chasing horses ; but I advise every one to get some 

 Experimental knowledge of them before he trusts to 

 his own judgment, for the dealers have so many 

 ftrts to hide the defects of their horses, that the best 

 judges are often deceived. 



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