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under thirteen hands ; and all mares under 

 twelve. 



There is another evil likewife, which tends 

 to injure the forefli-colt j and that is, put- 

 ting him to bufmefs at too early an age. 

 Tho a fmall horfe attains maturity earlier, 

 than a large one ; yet thefe horfes, bred 

 chiefly by indigent people, and generally of 

 little value, are introduced proportionably 

 fooner to labour, than abler, and better horfes 

 commonly are. 



The fame, and exploits are ftill remembred 

 of a little beautiful, grey horfe, which had 

 been fuifered to run wild in the foreft, till 

 he was eight years of age ; when he had at- 

 tained his full ftren^th. His firil: fenfations, 

 on the lofs of his liberty, were like thofe of 

 a wild-beaft. He flew at his keeper with 

 open mouth ; or rearing on his hind-legs, 

 darted his fore-feet at him with the moft 

 malicious fury. He fell however into hands, 

 that tamed him. He became by degrees 

 patient of the bit, and at length fuifered a 

 rider. From this time his life was a fcene 

 of glory. He was well known on every road 

 in the county ; was the favorite of every 

 groom ; and the conftant theme of every 



oilier. 



