Chapter IV. — The Harness 



Horse 



THERE are so many people who have to 

 keep one or more harness horses for their 

 business or profession, that I am always 

 surprised they do not try to derive more 

 pleasure from them than they do. Certain very 

 simple maxims are constantly neglected, such as, 

 that it costs no more to keep a good horse than a 

 bad one, or that two small horses do three times 

 as much work and cost no more to keep than one 

 big one. 



If a man has many miles to drive along the 

 road he may find an immense amount of interest, 

 even perhaps a little profit from his work. There 

 is always a market for good harness horses — ponies 

 particularly — in well matched pairs. 



Motor bicycles and cars have indeed occasioned 

 a faint panic among people who drive. The motor, 

 however, is not likely to oust the horse. As a 

 business vehicle to distribute country produce, and 

 for town tradesmen serving a wide district, there is 

 a future before the motor, but as a pleasure vehicle 

 it will have its day. I have no doubt that the use 

 of the motor for trade purposes is retarded, rather 

 than encouraged, by the users of the pleasure car. 



But the men who draw pleasure and profit out 

 of horses will not take to motors, and as a matter 



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