THE 



POCKET FAltKIER. 



SADDLE HORSE. 



WHEN a horse is purchased for the saddle alone, it 

 is to be presumed he must be clear of all defects, 

 strike the fancy, entirely please the eye, and, from his 

 happy symmetry and due proportion of form, stand 

 the second beauty in the world. When this is the 

 case, he is seldom disposed of at too high a price. 

 Amongst the great number of people in the United 

 States, I am induced to believe, there are but few 

 good judges of a horse calculated for the saddle. In- 

 deed, they are better informed upon almost any other 

 subject that can be mentioned. Yet the Virginians 

 have a large number of fine horses, and are accused 

 of devoting too much attention to that beautiful ani- 

 mal. Among all the difficulties attending the affairs 

 of common life, there is not, perhaps, a greater than 

 that of choosing a beautiful, an elegant, or good horse. 

 Nor will this appear strange, when we consider the 

 number of circumstances that are to be taken into 

 consideration, with regard to shape, size, movements, 

 limbs, marks, eyes, colour, age, &c. &c. which are 

 so various that it would fill a volume to describe; and 

 indeed the best judges are often obliged to content 

 themselves with guessing at some things, unless they 

 have sufficient time to make a thorough trial. If I 

 were asked, what were the two most beautiful objects 



