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n.:rJ

lh~

hllor,

lh~ eOr~:lCl

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f,¡re 11, 1:",:,',1allí. be ¡'oOl:·"bbed ; bUllh': Ihnrt

'I"d,y li;', k, all,1 lhe horn Ih oio.' , n·1 gl'<')'i:h.

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"hs

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ro'JI

'~I'rn,eh

IOt) near lhc hallnehcs, and

II'hilChn", i, "

Ij~,t

01' " b,,1 li",t,

1'0< 11

IVdl

'Vo:

lhen he wdl h,,'c

11'001

tu fetch his ¡',,·alh.

" /h~o

rOlt 'o a Ihun lillle;·'.,od like",", ",heo

t:~e

IlIIrn

lhio,

h,wlc'¡

,ck i, IhNl in pro?, nioo to his bulk, .0,I)et

is h.,hl, tObc

fl',,,I~

1,n Ihnelllg, ao,1hy

lr.II

<1",,:

mh",

IV':,

':':lI limbed, he 1, ::lI,(¡IJ OCt a journey dlft'

!t~,.1 n~

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rrnunds. 1'llIs " bdl konlVll wheolhe

he ",ill

trd'!

1OnlV. Wheo he is tall , at the [,IOI!

Ih(,~

,.Ike~

,;11';

f~r

the!! ,hc

,'cr~e

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rOllnd ,he

time with I'ery Inng legs, he il uut of little 1·,I,'e.

lole wdl

~ppc"

tillO, ,0,1the ho& lIill ",ioee.t tl,e

Thc I'lIo,l lhoul" neVer he nl'erlo(,h u

lhe

rhnie~

leall l"uch

01'

lhe piocm .

hode;

,,,ti

it m,y e. (¡ly he kool' o by his A¡

r.ks,

IIroo~

foot h.,s lhe liures of lhe hoof

l'CrydiOin~

il he is

brnkco.wiod~d,

wheo

Ilaods quiet io lh,:

ruooi!lg lit ·'

,Iiro" ~

line from lhecorllllellodte

ln~,

I,ke

n,thle; hecaufe he .IIVays piOC:lCSlhem in with a

v~ry

lhe gr. io of woO'"

lodlll cafe e.lfe omll

takeo

!I)

I/uw mot",", aod

d rop~

lhem fuddeoly. Alhiek.

kcep

lhe foot

'1aod pli. blc. The gre.ucll ioeoo·

winded horfe f(!Ches hi< nrMh ofleo, aod (¡,"lctime'

venicoe~

anen,.

ah_ni

roo;: fuO!, is its

bcio~

f\lb·

ranles 31ld IVheezcs. This Ola)' be always di(¡

jea 10 rifls aoo! "A'urcs, whieh clca"e the hoof qllile

whcohe is put to brin< exercifes.

thrOIl~h

fom.times from thc eórooel duwo

the boto

The

l~r.tper

of a horle Olould alwa)'s ue obf",e.!;

tomo

nmOl'1

heel is likewife a rlcfeé!; aod II'heo il is

n~t

abo"e t\Vo fingers 'o b'eadlh lhe fo,)! is bad.

highheel eaufes

horfe lO lrip , nd

fluOlbl~

ofl eo; and

Ihe 10\V ooe, with loog yielding panerm, is v<ry apl

worn quil awa)' 00 aj 'uroey. Toularge a fuot

io proponi'lo to the rell of the bódy, renders a horre

wcak amI heavy.

The head of a horfe fhould be rmall, and rather

leao Ihao flefhy. Tite ms fhould be fmall, crea,

thin. fprightly. aod poioted. The forehead, or brow,

fhould be oeilher too broad oor too O<t, aod Ihould

have, n,1r or foip thmoo. The oofe fh Guld rile a

Jiule, aod lhe noflrils fhoulJ be wide that he m, y

brwh more freely. The muzzle Olould be fmall,

:mu .he momh neilher too deep oor tOJ O,allow. The

jaws O,ould he Ihio, and oot appruaeh too oear toe'"

lhcr at the throat, oor lOO high upwards lowards the

oof~t,

thal the horfe OIay have

fu~eieot

ruom to emy

his hea" io aoe. fy eraceful ponure. The eyes Ihollld

be of a middle fil e, hright, livcly, ,"d full uf fi rc.

The t,'ogue fhould be fmall, that it m_y 001 be too

much prel1'ed by the bil; aod il is a good ligo whco

his mouth is full of white froth, for it Ih ws Ihat he

\ViII OOt foon be ol'erhemd .

The orek fhuuld be arched towards the mid,lIe,

grolVio~

fm.lla b)' degrm from the brean aod Ihonl·

dm lOth: heild. Tht hair of the maio Ih' uld Ire

loo~

fn\.lll, :lnd

(¡o~;

aod if il be , linle frin led, fn

mueh litc heller. The OlOulders OlUuld be prluy

loog, the wilhm thio, and enlarge grddu¡lIy I'rom

Iheoc~

dowolw ds; but fo ' s 10 rendcr hós bre.1I oei·

ther lnu oIrrolV oor

100

er~fs .

}\ thick·Olllulucred

hnrfe fMo li"I, ,od " ips dOI lIumbles cvcry nllollte;

cfpeciJlly if he

ha~

th,ck I,¡rRc oeck at lhc ¡ame

t.i

1':

Whln lhr breal! is fo o¡rrolV tllJ! lhe fure·

lhillhs

~lm,,1I

lOlIeh, lhey are never ¡:oou fur mueh.

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fa nllllll-

(¡l'.

OlOulol

I...

,c die ,1,11.lOce (lf

flVl'

ti):

mdll:s

bctwc

n hls

f'HI!

IIIIZhs.

;¡nd

Ihnc

1!,n.,loI h kf, .I:llaoec hetlVcro his flCl d",o hi

ll,,~:,s

ne.,'

,h~

O'OIIII"us IVh, n he Itan"s "priJ!ht.

Th,' ho,ly

e.Ir

' ,fe uf

I,.,rfe Ihoulol h: "f a

lI:lll.lhn' :iLc in pr"l'u, liun

h,s uulk, aod lil"

"J'

avicious horfegeoerally lay5his

clofe 10 his pnle,

IhelVs lhe

whil~s

of his ey:s, and looks fulko and dogo

ged. Ao aogry horre may be koolVoby his frow,

in~

looks; ,011 h' geom lly leems tOlIaod io a pofiure of

defeoce. Whenheis I'ery vicioDS, hepa)'s no rcg.,d tO

the groom dlat f.eds him: Howcver, fome horfes tlm

are tiekliOl will layblek dteir

ycar

cm,

aod yet be of

a good difpo(¡tióo.

(earfu l ho,feis apt tO

flm,

,0J

ncm lems it oA' lill he is old aod

ul~lefs.

Afrel·

fu i horfe is vcryuofit for a jourocy; aod you may

drf·

com his temper as fooo as Ile gelS out of Ihe

lI,bl~.

dull, heavy, fluggiAl horfe may be ea(¡ly koo",o,

whmvcr lricks

are

u¡'erl 10

rouf~

his fpirits.

With regard tO lhe eolour of a horfe, the b,ighl

bay, aod iodced all kiods of bays io geoeral, are ae·

couoled a goor! eolou r. The chefout horfe is

gen~·

rally prefcrable to the forrel, uolefs the former hap·

peos tO be bald, or pany.eoloured Wilh while

le.gs

Ilrown horr. s have geocr.lly blaek maoes ao,llall!,

aod lheir joiots are of a ruOy blaek. Thofe of lhlS

eolour lhal arc dappled

are

mueh h,ndfomer Ihao lhe

rc1l. Horfes of

fhioiog blaek, ,nd

wtll-marke~,

WilhoUl tOOmueh white, are io high

ene~m

for lhm

b~allty.

Oar, or blaze, or

whil~

muzzle, or oae

or more fm tipped lVuh wh,te, are thought 10 be

n·

Iher hmcr Ihanlhofe thal are quite black.

Of greys, the dapplcd are aceoooted

bcn;

Ihough

the fil vcr grey m. kes • more beau!Í¡'ol.

appea~aoce,

aAJ

oftro provc gooJ. Thc iroo grey wuh ",hile

mlO~S

aod lJils are thought nOt tO be fo hanly. Grt)s uf

~my

kiod lVill turo while foooer or

lal~r;

bOl tite

nUllueg grey, \Vhen thedapplcd partS ioclioe tObayor

cheflllu, afe C",I 10 bs goou hardy horf/s. Ro.o

horles h"l·e a dil'Crlity of eoluur!

mi~ed

logetl" r;

hUI lhe while is more preduo'''I.'OI lh

the r&

Th<y arc

.11

gcoe,.lIy h.trJy,

¡lid

fit fur the rOld;

amI fU"le .HC "wtelling goo<l. 1'1".f<of a IIrJlI'hmv

cul 'nr mofl rcb llllk tl:c fi",,'I, aoJ thc)' Jre o(teO

01.11

kcd \Vilh whrtc uOlhe

f.lC~

'"'\ 1"I:s. \ hen lhe

b"v 's hl,'",,,,"1 IVllh il , he fcms

tri

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eI,u

el: , nd lí"lIe

01'

thel;'

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