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Lancafhire, Weftmoreland, &c. I do not now 

 think her, as to fafety, in any refpect worfe 

 than when I bought her: en the contrary, I 

 realJy think her better. I gave eighteen 

 pounds for her, which was thought too high a 

 price by fome who pretended to be judges: but 

 1 have many time fince been bid fifty pounds 

 for her, and once abfolutely fold her for fixty; 

 but the gentleman to whom I fold her, at my 

 own earneft requeft, let me have her again for 

 the fame money* She will carry my weight 

 ten miles an hour with eafe. I have ridden 

 her from Lincoln to Doncafter, which is forty- 

 two miles, within five hours. This mare was 

 bred from one of the cart kind, and got by a 

 blood-horfe. The fervice me has done makes 

 me fo flrenuoufly advife breeding this fort of 

 horfes, which will in all probability turn out 

 fo ufeful to the breeder and to the public, 



SECTION XXIV. 



Defcription of a Road-Horfe ; particular A5fion 

 necejfary for the Eaje and Safety of the Rider. 



THE road-horfe fhould have a final! head, a 

 quick eye, with a nfing forehand or neck; his 

 flioulder to be call into his back, not very fine 



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