The horseowner and stableman's companion ; or, Hints on the selection, purchase, and general management of the horse by Armatage george
Author:Armatage, george
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horses
Publisher: London New York, F. Warne
the eagles he gathered together." If there were no receivers of bribes, there would be no one found to offer them. Under the system the security of property is sacrificed, and its substance eaten out as by the canker-worm to the very core.
A dealer in horses called upon a veterinary surgeon in one of the largest towns in Yorkshire, and promised to send for examination all the horses he had for sale, providing they were passed as sound, backed by a certificate to that effect, and the fee did not exceed five shillings. In addition, the considerate rascal offered to dispose of any screw which the other might have on his hands.
Upon making inquiries, it turned out that an unfortunate individual who had lost all sense of honour and decency, had fallen into this great error. From intemperate habits he was not always available when required even to write a certificate without examination, and his patron was desirous of finding some one to supplant him, but in his application barely escaped being kicked out of doors.
Warranty. —By some there is entertained a great but fancied security in a warranty. Half that are given are but as waste paper. Many cases are on record which prove this: one will suffice. A warranty of soundness had been given with a horse having spavins and side-bones, and there were not wanting witnesses who would swear no such morbid conditions existed. A law
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