142 HINTS ON BUYING. 



Never purchase a horse that you know has been 

 a kicker in harness^ a bolter^ a setter, etc., because 

 (with rare exceptions) these vices are incurable, no 

 noatter how long since the last outbreak. 



If a horse discloses a number of faults, after he has 

 been warranted as sound, and such faults are dis- 

 covered within a reasonable time of sale, have the 

 animal examined by a qualified veterinary surgeon, 

 and obtain from him a certificate setting forth the 

 principal fault, and adhere to this as the basis of 

 the breach of warranty. The sooner the seller is 

 notified the better, and if he refuses to accept the 

 return of the animal, he becomes liable for its keep, 

 etc. 



Never buy a horse from a friend, or from any 

 man that has nothing to lose. 



Do not listen to any tales the seller may tell as 

 to the temporary nature of any ailment, because 

 sometimes one injury may be inflicted for the 

 purpose of overshadowing some other one, in all 

 probability, of an incurable nature. 



Whenever possible, get a horse on trial, say, for 

 a week or ten days, and take every opportunity of 

 trying it imder conditions favourable and other- 

 wise, during this time. 



It must be pointed out that a horse may be abso- 



