Sothatintheaffectionbestowedonpetanimalsthecanonofexpensivenessispresentmoreorlessremotelyasanormwhichguidesandshapesthesentimentandtheselectionofitsobject。
Thelikeistrue，aswillbenoticedpresently，withrespecttoaffectionforpersonsalso；althoughthemannerinwhichthenormactsinthatcaseissomewhatdifferent。
Thecaseofthefasthorseismuchlikethatofthedog。Heisonthewholeexpensive，orwastefulanduseless——fortheindustrialpurpose。Whatproductiveusehemaypossess，inthewayofenhancingthewell-beingofthecommunityormakingthewayoflifeeasierformen，takestheformofexhibitionsofforceandfacilityofmotionthatgratifythepopularaestheticsense。Thisisofcourseasubstantialserviceability。Thehorseisnotendowedwiththespiritualaptitudeforserviledependenceinthesamemeasureasthedog；butheministerseffectuallytohismaster’simpulsetoconvertthe“animate“forcesoftheenvironmenttohisownuseanddiscretionandsoexpresshisowndominatingindividualitythroughthem。Thefasthorseisatleastpotentiallyarace-horse，ofhighorlowdegree；anditisassuchthatheispeculiarlyserviceabletohisowner。Theutilityofthefasthorselieslargelyinhisefficiencyasameansofemulation；itgratifiestheowner’ssenseofaggressionanddominancetohavehisownhorseoutstriphisneighbor’s。Thisusebeingnotlucrative，butonthewholeprettyconsistentlywasteful，andquiteconspicuouslyso，itishonorific，andthereforegivesthefasthorseastrongpresumptivepositionofreputability。Beyondthis，therace-horseproperhasalsoasimilarlynon-industrialbuthonorificuseasagamblinginstrument。
Thefasthorse，then，isaestheticallyfortunate，inthatthecanonofpecuniarygoodreputelegitimatesafreeappreciationofwhateverbeautyorserviceabilityhemaypossess。
Hispretensionshavethecountenanceoftheprincipleofconspicuouswasteandthebackingofthepredatoryaptitudefordominanceandemulation。Thehorseis，moreover，abeautifulanimal，althoughtherace-horseissoinnopeculiardegreetotheuninstructedtasteofthosepersonswhobelongneitherintheclassofrace-horsefanciersnorintheclasswhosesenseofbeautyisheldinabeyancebythemoralconstraintofthehorsefancier’saward。Tothisuntutoredtastethemostbeautifulhorseseemstobeaformwhichhassufferedlessradicalalterationthantherace-horseunderthebreeder’sselectivedevelopmentoftheanimal。Still，whenawriterorspeaker——especiallyofthosewhoseeloquenceismostconsistentlycommonplacewantsanillustrationofanimalgraceandserviceability，forrhetoricaluse，hehabituallyturnstothehorse；andhecommonlymakesitplainbeforeheisdonethatwhathehasinmindistherace-horse。