40 PURCHASING FROM THE STABLES. 



draught horse seldom makes a good riding horse ; 

 you must make up your mind what you want, and 

 be thankful if you get it. 



For any purpose except the turf, always choose 

 make before blood. A three-part bred Arab, of the 

 proper form, will be preferable for either charger or 

 hunter, to better caste faultily built ; and for the car- 

 riage, half-bred, if well made, will also be better than 

 more blood with less shape. An unexceptionably 

 formed Persian or half-bred, will always bring a fair 

 price ; but a well bred, if faultily formed or deficient 

 in appearance, will often be objected to, unless he has 

 speed.* Yet, let no man presume to quote from my 

 book who has not well learnt by heart 



THE GRIFFIN'S CATECHISM. 



What gives a horse endurance ? Blood. 

 What gives a horse speed ? Ditto. 

 What gives a horse beauty and symmetry? Ditto. 

 What gives a horse a thin skin ? Ditto. 

 What gives a horse a straight croup ? Ditto. 

 What gives a horse large thighs ? Ditto. 

 What gives a horse a well -formed large hock ?-Do. 

 What gives a horse a light neck ? Ditto. 

 What gives a horse a large eye ? Ditto. 

 What gives a horse a wide jowl ? Ditto. 

 What gives a horse a thin open nostril ? Ditto. 

 What gives a horse a deep chest ? Ditto. 



* Of late years, many horses with an English caste about them have found 

 their way into the stables, and are called Arabs when well built, with a fine 

 quarter, open jowl, and large eye ; and Persian when otherwise. The opinion 

 seems to be, they are Arabs, or Persians, or some mixed Eastern breed ; but 

 some few certainly look as if they had a dash of English blood in their veins. 



