THE HEAD. 17 



bred horse perfect in make to a half or three- 

 parts bred mare : one year a foal will probably 

 be thrown badly formed behind, with a casty 

 head and good forehand ; another year one per- 

 fectly formed behind, with an ugly head and 

 bad forehand. The latter of these, with the 

 good hind parts, both being of equal good blood, 

 would be the most promising for running. But 

 again, a half or three-parts bred horse, even 

 possessing all good running points, will, nine- 

 teen times out of twenty, be beaten in a long 

 race by a thorough-bred horse not so well built 

 as himself. This is well known in England, and 

 the same law, of course, holds good with an 

 Arab. 



THE HEAD, NOSTRILS, MOUTH, LIPS, EYE, EARS, ETC. 



The head ought to be lean and bony; the 

 jaws wide, and not fleshy; the channel clean, 

 and not filled up. 



The nostrils must be open and thin, or he is 

 useless for the turf; the best training in the 

 world will never compensate for a thick shut 

 nostril. 



The mouth should be deep — a laughing mouth 

 — which will allow more room for the opening 

 of the nostril, and also give him a better mouth. 



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