TRIPPING
. A horse who goes near to the ground, is always subject to tripping against every little prominence or projection that happens to lie in his way. Many well-bred horses, exceedingly dull and indolent in a walk, overcome with ease all those trifling impediments, when put into a more enlivening and emulative action. This imperfection always displays itself most in slow paces, which is one predominant reason why a DEALER is invariably anxious to let his horse, when shewn out, be seen in a trot or a gallop. Horses excellent in their fast paces, are sometimes bad walkers; but instances are very rare, where a good walker is deficient in superior qualifications. It is a remark justified by long and attentive observation, that most thorough-bred horses are sluggish stumbling walkers; they are therefore almost proverbially considered dull and dangerous roadsters.