You know how such festivals are always attended by horse-dealers and all sorts of such cheats and mountebanks.

There was a plausible and ingratiating horse-dealer with some good horses.

Entedius bought one and has it yet." "And no complaints to make," said Hirnio, "the brute was as represented and has given satisfaction in every way." "Some others in our party bought horses of him also." Agathemer continued.
"Later, when the sports were on, he brought out a tall, long-barrelled piebald horse, rather a well-shaped beast, and one which would have been handsome had he been cream or bay.

He showed off his paces and then offered him as a free gift to anyone who could stick on him without a fall.

Several farm-lads tried and he threw them by simple buckings and rearings.