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far as getting what he considers a sound one ; but 

 not at all as to getting what I consider quite 

 sound enough, which is one that can and does do 

 his work well and pleasantly, bears promise of 

 continuing to do so, and has no outward signs of 

 being otherwise. It may be judged, by what I 

 have last said, that, in offering an opinion on the 

 propriety of purchasing or declining a horse, 

 my object is, not merely to show the soundness, 

 appearance, shape, and action, that renders him 

 desirable, but to point out when, not having these 

 attributes or qualifications in full perfection, he 

 may still be safely purchased. The writer or ad- 

 viser who prevents any one purchasing that which 

 is not desirable, deserves thanks. This few will 

 deny. Let me hope, then, that he who prevents 

 a purchaser refusing, from mistaken ideas or pre- 

 judice, that which is desirable, has also some claim 

 to the same return for hib advice : and this is a 

 leading feature of this work. 



I have recommended a purchaser at all times to 

 inquire whether a horse on sale is warranted, and 

 have given my reasons for so doing. But I beg it 

 to be understood that I by no means advise a 

 horse being immediately rejected because a war- 

 ranty may be refused or objected to ; for it does 

 not carry with it any certainty that the animal 

 is unsound, or could not be warranted as con- 

 scientiously as many that are so. Many men. 



