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ol oiii iii()',t |)i niiiiiHii I liiiiiliiiM iiKii III I -cirfstcrsliin^ 

 ]\kr llicii liiiiihi . to li;i\c IniiM l.'iils, ;iiifl (li;il llnic .'ire 

 iii;iiiV loiciMJi (oiiiiliK' III vvlii' li (|o( kin;^' is iinl |)r;ir( iscd. 

 'I lie '.iiKcriiiff iii(li( led (liiiiii;', lliis opci .'il ion is (iillin;; ns 

 ( (»iii)i;ii((| l(» llic misciy ;i (|(m kcd lioisc lias lo cikIiik' hi 

 llic (»|)cii dm in;; liol \V'';i ( licf. In llijs rosjx-cf, hiood 

 inarcs vvIik li li.iv hcf'ii d<M l:cd ;iic |);ii 1 1< iil.'ii ly lo ]>('. 

 pitied, ;ind iiicii vvlio d(»( I. Iillic, oi i^c\ llicni dor kcd, 

 nu'ril llic ((tiil<iii|)l ol ;ill lovers ol horses. A|)art (roni 

 (lie Jiid (|iic I ion, ;i do( kcd iii.'iic "in s('ason/' especially 

 vvIkii liddcii hv ;i l;i(ly in llir liiinlin/'; ficM or in llif 

 Kovv, IS a disf^iisl iii{^ sij^ld vvIik li .lionld not \>c lolci.dcd 

 in ;iny civilised coniiliy. 



As llic li.'iif .'il llic <ii(| ol Mm- do( k /:^rows iniicli Ioniser 

 11i;iii ;il ollici |i;iil . ol llic dock, llie I.'mI o| only Miree 

 Ol Iniii iikIic, ol llic do( k l)cin;; icinovcd, will cause llie 

 liiiii n| SIM II :i l:iil lo l)c oiil ol .ill |iio|ioilioii slioilcr 

 1li:iii il would li;i\c hccii, li;id llic :iiiiiii;il iiol hccii 

 docked; sii|)|)osiii!; Ili;il llic hairs were .'diowed lo fj;rovv 

 lo llicii lull c\lcnl III holli cases. 



llic oiil\' ;iij;iiiii<iil wlii< Il (;iii l)c ;idvaiiced, li(»iii a. 

 liseliil poiiil ol view, in lavoni ol do( kiii;^;, is llial il is 

 salci lo drive a do(l;c(| hoisc Ihaii an iiiido( kcd horse, 

 because llic loinici is less liable lo jm'I his l;iil over one 

 or holli reins, ;ind (■oiise(|iiciil ly lo " play ii|'' lh;in llic 

 laller. This Ihcoiy has iiol llic siippoil ol |)ouli(al e\- 

 |)cMciii c, lor no ill (()nsc(|nciiees resnil lioiii llic diixiiif; 

 ol iiiidoi kcd horses in hroiiidiains and hearses in Ihis 

 (oiinliy, Ol III N'chicles ol all kinds in oilier lands, such 

 as k'ussia, where dockini^ is ii(»l |»ia( liscd. 



N nh'i iii[, which IS I )ci I or II led as a i iilc oiil\ on I lackiicys, 

 (oiisisls in llie di\isioii ol Ihc innsi Ics ( I hose ol Ihciindci 

 surface ol Ihc (ail; wIikIi dcpKss I he tail. Iieli(c,wlien 

 Ihc depressor (sdcro-coccyi^i'cil) iniiscles ai"e cul al ii,",hl 

 anj-;les lo llicii diicclion, Ihe aiiinial is ol)li^e(l l(» (on 

 slanlly caii\' his l;iil in a raised posilion. Ihis paiaKscd 

 <()ndili()U ol Ihc lail is a inosi ohjci I ionahlc sif^lil lo 



