The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-03
HORSE DEALERS POSITION


than he is considered.
In the first place nine men out
or every ten. who ever ride or drive
horse, think themselves good Judges
OF horses. while as matter OF 1act
rev individuals are really good judges
thlnk they know what they want when
they do, not. A party buying a horse
states that he Is buying on the deal
ers Judgment, but he does not trust
Is not trusting him; thus 1t rs impos-
sible for the dealer to treat such a
party right, because he Will not be-
lleye the truth when he hears it.
Again, the second fact is that every
one thinks he is doing a Christian duty
when he can sell a horse to dealer
for more money than the horse is
worth 1t is absolutely honest. in 9th
er words. to cheat q horse dealer SO
the majority of people think. There
get even with his customers by payina
them back in their own coin. All that
some Of the dealers have to do is just
TO let the customer make his own
moneys worth. I have known dealers
to tell parties who wanted to buy that
certain horses, would suit them ex-
a aSa tr,,t, dealer was, in fact. telling
mented the horse very highly, with the
result that the good judge selected
some. horse which tho dealer knew
would not suit him. but the poor deal
or got the blame as soon as the horse
displeased the. new owner.
Hundreds OF people will say in a
crowd: II am no judge of horse
thinking at the same time that he is
the best judge in the crowd, and real
he Is a good Judge. Then a dealer
VIII step up and say you are good
judge of horse. come and look at
something which ! have, with the re-
something or his own judgment not
worth a dollar perhaps, and then
blame the dealer. Do not blame a man
for fooling you when you are going
Then again dealers often sell SPLEEN
did horses to individuals who would
ruin any horse-the dealer in many
cases not knowing this at all: it is
not his business-yer when the horse
neglect on the part of the buyer the
dealer gets the blame in number of
cases.
The difference between buying a.
horse from farmer and a dealer IS
unless he needs money very badly, or
else the horse in question does not suit
him, while the dealer will always sell
II ne can got his price. The dealer
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money and also bad horse for good
money while In many cases the farm
err will sell only the bad horse for the
good money, as the good horse is need
tells the buyer to Judge for himself
knowing in many cases that the buyer
cannot possibly find the trouble at the
time, so the farmer gets tho best Of
you by not telling what he knows or
believes, while in many cases the deal
err gets the best of you by telling you
what he wants you to believe. but
really knows IT to be wrong,
In relation to the horse dealer by
the public: however, this is not con-
preacher who owned horse that
would not pull to wagon, or buggy,
though he rode the animal constantly,
and one day when I was in the neigh
wanted to sell me this horse but he
did not sell me anything about her
not working. Finally I sent n horse
dealer to him, at his request to buy
tlful animal to this preachers house,
knowing that the preacher wanted to
sell his horse for some reason, but not
knowing, what the. reason was. The
horse which the dealer was driving
was good one and had good habits,
to be shod; thus the dealer had the
horse without shoes. The good preach
err asked the dealer what he wanted
for this pratty animal, when the dealer
al once told him his price, but said
| THE horse will not suit YOU he is tor
breedy"--:le knew the preacher loved
a breedy horse. Then the preacher
asked II the animal drove, II 1t would
stand tied and everything else except
If it could be shod. In each case the
answer suited the minister, FINALLY
! the dealer asked the preacher II his
/ horse would drive, when the goo{
preacher replied that really he hal
hevor seen harness on the animal
With that they traded, with the result
that the good preacher was delighted
with his new horse until he went t.
! tho blacksmith shop to have her shod
and the smith said: mo man could
| shoe dat horse The dealer soon hat
his new morse working nicely---he wa!
a good horseman, but not good enough
I to shoe the horse which he traded til,
! preachar--yet numbers of people salt
/ that 1t was shameful the way In which
/ tho preacher was treated.
Sell a horseman horse which doe
not suit him, and as rule he VII
4 not say one word about 1t. Some o
4 the best horses In the world nre sol,
4 by regular horse dealers
Il Question l-From Albemarle:
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