18S ON thp: education of the horse. 



horses of an ordinary species, they are much 

 stronger, and possessed of greater speed. 



The most ostensible characteristic of the 

 blood horse is compactness of fibre. This may 

 be traced in every part, namely, skin, muscle, 

 tendon, ligament, bone, and hoof. It is this 

 property which mcreases his strength without 

 adding to his bulk. Other parts, such as the 

 brain, heart*, and blood vessels, are remark- 

 able. The texture of his skin is finer, the hair 

 softer, and the legs smooth and not tufted. 



The capacity of the cranium or skull, 

 which contains the brain, is proportionably 

 larger than that of the cart horse ; even the 

 features of the face, viz, ears, eyes, and 

 nostrils, are on a bolder scale. Vide plate 11, 

 fig' 2. 



* The heart of Eclipse weighed fourteen pounds. 



His 



