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Ili; ¡,r'

~re

hanJfomo. anJ "f apr,'pel' hei,:;II; ¡'i, "Mili

~II;!

hlsncá. ano

giró

111m

tll~al'peHan,c

of I"cnbth

. n·1bl,:.llIefs

..Ir

the

a~~

of 111'0 years, or 111'0 y('ars aod a hal(,

the l"'llc is 10a coodlli"n

I'ropag:ue

ao.llhe o¡,¡re.

I,ke moti olh« bllaks, is ready

reCC\ve him Ibll

luoner. !llll the fo.lls pro<luc\d by (IIrh eMly e",Lra·

C(!

are

~eoer.t1ly

ill m.llle and we,kll" Tite horfe

Ihee:J ocrer Le a.lnlimu tu the mue t.1I he

(ollr or

fJllr .od a h.llI ; tltis is only meant ",ilh regud tO

dr.e~!tt. hol fcs.

Fioe horb Ihould n?t Le adOliald tO

Ihe mue

I",I",~

tllcy be lix ycars old; , nd Sranilh Oa·

Ilon, nOI till feven. T he mJres are gener:dll' In ft'alun

fromIhe LegionlOg of AprillOtite cod uf March; bUI

thctr chid "uour for trc horfe lalts bUI about

Sor

ca,s, aod this criticJI feafon IholllJ allV'Ys he emhr.·

cedo The lIalioo onght 10 Le found, well made,

vi·

¡;or

JUS,

anJ of a gouJ hreed.

or fine faddle hurfes,

I.,,<i~o

(blions, as A" bi ns, Turks, B:IIOS, and Ao·

d"luuliaos, are prefcn u'c to all other!. Nexl

ther.,

liritilh llalioos are the belt

becaufe they

ori~ioally

Ipran~

fl'oOl thofe above meotioned, and are very littic

degc"erated. The llalions of

lt~ly,

anu efpecially

the

Ne~p"litans,

are very good. T he heOlIalioos fo r

J r.ught or cmiage ho&s, are thofe of N'plcs, Den·

nmk, HolOeio, aod Freezcland. The Oalioos for

(.d·

dle·horres Otould be from

4 tO

5 hands high , and for

drdlt¡;ht.ltorfes at leall

hands. Neitlter ought Ihe

coloer of O. lions 10 be overlooked

as a fine

bl~ck,

grey, Lay, forrel,

ée.

Ber.des Ihefe external qualities,

Ilalio~

ought to ha\'e courage, traaability, fpirit,

eility, a fcolible mo"th, fure IlotLs

&e.

The(epreeau

tions in the choice of • Ilalioo are the more o<ctlfary,

Lecdu:e he has been fouotl by experience

conlOlUoi·

cate to hisoffsprin¡;

almoO.JI

his good or bad qualities,

" herher natural or acqui rcd

The :tlare contriLutes Ic(s tOIhe beautl'

her 011"·

(prinC tI,ao Ihe Oalioo; bUI

Ol~

cotttributes rerlups

more tO Iheir conllitutioo anJ

JI..

ure: for Ihc1e

r~afons,

il is necdfal l' that Ihe

lIIar~s

for brretl Le perlealy

found. and make

g~od

nurfes. For eleg.lnt horres, lhe

SponiOI an.i It. lian

m.ll

es are Ldl

bUl, fo r

dr>u~h l'

Ito,frs, thofe of Hma;n 20d Normandy Me prcfcraGle.

However, ",hen the 1I.lioOl are good. the mores 01 any

coontry will produce line horfts, pro\id\d tltey be well

mane and of a gooJ Lreed.

Mare.

go wilh yOllog elc\'eo mnntlts aod fome

Ih)',.

They bril1g fOllh lI,otling ; ronm ry10 Ihe cOllrfe of

01011 orlter quadrupeds, whú lie durioE Ihi, op'

r~, iQn.

l bcy

conlioue

briog fOllh till the :Ige of 16 ur 18

¡,cars; aod LCll h horfes aotl OIMes liv< Lel\Vcco

anu

10 yea". Horb "lI lheir h:.ir oore a YC"'. g(oelal.

Iy io Ihe f¡"iog Lut f""",,;mes io the aUHuno. ,ll lhlS

lime th,y

~re

we.,k, .od reri"ire

he be:lcr fLd JIIJ

t, kco rare of Ihao

.oy other

f~,foo .

loP" li., A..hia . aOlI moO t.lílern countr ies,

11,~y

nrvcr 1:1·ld their hOI

fc~.

:1<

;s cluoc ill EUI'II¡te and Chi·

01. Tltis 01'''.lIioo PIL.rly d:111111111." Ihdr IIreor.,h,

COur~;I,C:,

oel fptrir;

LlIl

IIMI,t:'

thtlll 1',llIld

h":Hour–

td,

S:!.fldc,

:U¡(j

u;,{l. h""

\\r; dl

1"'\''''1(11 ('

¡he

1II11l'

pcd"rr:JÍr'2

It.i:;

"l":rat;un,

1I1l

!)I~:~l;rt;

JJfr~l lIll

rOlllllrllS

j:;

,1.!Tt'r:nI:

rlml~

;:,1,1

t!llir

IloI L~ \Ih~n:\

l ~"'

01.1,

~n,1

"Ihe"

tE 1l10nl:" . HUI Ihe "di

J'"

01011 genl·r.1prad" e is t"

tld.ly

th~

ortr.ttiuo lilll h,'y

(W"

)e"., 11101 at

hall ;

L,·,·",,\·, "h, n Ibe

gddir.~

ddilyl: I

lor

tW(I yC.4rs

mure,

th~ ~nim:tls

n:n,:n

,""'e

(I(

,he

IIr~r.I:lh

,nu other qn.tlities \Vhl h r.:ttll·

Jall)'

hcloo~

tOthe mal,:.

;\, Ihe milll)' oí hor(", fllrpafl"e<

Ih~t

of all otlll'r

clontdltc aOlmal" it mal' he of ufe

fnhi~in

1010"

01.11

1:)'

I,ieh thr 'ge .ntl olher proreni\Sof hOI

u;,.y

dil!irl~I1;I!.'!d.

The firl1 tceth

th~t

arpear are fou r l t\'lO ,boye anrl

t\Vo bdow. whidl are ",:le<l fo.l·t\'elh. and m"y be

,·.Ifi ly diliintaill,eJ from Ihe olhers

their whilene(s.

The reHr.II01e

(lltt

arle\\'uó till Ihey are twclre in

numbcr,

r.x

,bv.eand fix Lelow. When a cuh is be·

t"'ero

t\l'~

)'ears antl a h.tlf aod three y.ars olrl. he

ealls (our of Ihefe Icclh. I\VO abo,e aod t\\'o bdow.

T h& IVe r..1I "ippe"

(JI'

g,thercrs, aod are much

longer aod 1"&,, thao Ihe lore teeth

lI'ith thefe he

oips 011" Ihe g"fs, aotl pull! tbe hay from Ihe rack.

When thtfe are complm , tlle hOI fe will beIhree ycals

old . 01' fomewhal more.

\V heo he is

~bcu¡

four. he caOs agaiotwoaltore aod

111'0

below, ooe 00 each

r.de

Ihe nirpers ; fo tha¡

now Ihere are no

for~

teelh remainiog bUI Ihe coroer·

teeth

aod hence il mal' becllocludtd Ihat he is ,bollt

four )'em ohl. The tull(s appe", neXI aft(r thefe,

and are a little crooked. Thore belolV come out be·

fore tltofe 00 the upper jaw, aod at four years ol,!

thryarevery fmall. Wheo , 11 the coJt ·teeth are eall,

ano the coroer-teeth

b~gin

to Olew Ihemfelves, Ihen.

the horfe comes fi ve.

From 6\'e 10

r.ve

aod a half the COrner teelh

rem~in

hollo\V within.

~nd

are not qllite fi llcd uptill the

horf~

is fix. At fi"e aod a half Ihcy are .bout a quarter of

an ioch "igh. aod when he is 1',,11 fi x oear hall

inch.

Every Ihiog tlloIl is tO be examined at lix years old,

are Ihe corncr·twh

~nd

Ihe tul!(s

That pan of the

curncr·teeth th2t had neOI io It r,rOturos

10 3

Lrowo·

iOI fpOl, I;kc the fl'e ol:t g.nden·Lean. Al fC"en the

mark (Ir Ipot bccon,,! r.,:nt, ano Ih. 100111 more cven.

lIt eight it qllile dil 'rp,·m. IIHlIIgh irpolliLlymal' re·

m.lin in a ' ery fmall dcgree for two or three ye",!

mor., whieh h.1S de,·ci\'ellmany. T ite looger the coro

oel' "fth are, :he ol.ler is the borrc ; .011they .!re 'l't

to sro,,'

f.lu

l :111,1 IUro ydlo\V. When the mark is

~uo~,

if )'1111tOu dl Ihe

tu~.s

on th- upper

¡""

willt

your fincer,

~IIJ

finJ

Wl,rn aWly anJ

e<lu:L1 \Vith Ihe

ral.,te, you 01.1) CII laioly judge Ih,1 th(' hnr'e ISlen

)e"" ohl ar lral!. 1 ..¡fUy, " lteo Ihe A,nks of a horfe

.re muclt lilOk the f"et "",keo anJ Ipoded,

ti,,·

p ...e

had,

~",I

t!te ey,. pilS very yd low. )'OU may cer o

taioly

condlld~

Ihe horle is coolidcrably a"vanc:J i:1

}'t.'ar!i.

\Vheo

t"~

horfe il lI'ilholl l bl rm;I1I, 1",. I\'g'

~or!

Ihighs :u'e de.",. tI,e

kn~e!

1Ir:li t. rh .. 11; o .In" Ihanl:

tloin, :1I"l lh,: !,.Id: linnv IIr

'Ilt:

.ut,{ \. III,tat't·d.

Th~

lino. \vs .1.1It ti,,: I",n" IItOIlI,1I,e ru drllind . .

O1.lk

111:':

!:';

;11'1" .',11

tl.in

:Ind

I.ld1\',

nllt

11,11

,111 1

nllllld,

'J'!l' f,t!I"" ,iui,,\'!

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ami

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