30 HOW TO CHOOSE A HORSE 



Sometimes the cataract (commencing 

 cataract) is so small that its presence may 

 even defy detection by the expert, and, like 

 certain other causes of visual defect, may be 

 the means of making the horse '' shy " when 

 passing certain or imaginary objects. 



The usual method of examining the eyes 

 at markets, etc., is by holding a black object 

 (hat) over the globe, so as to note whether 

 the pupil of the eye responds (widens) to the 

 shade temporarily afforded. Many dealers 

 do this by force of habit, but it is very 

 doubtful whether they gain any information 

 in most cases, and probably have little idea 

 of the object they wish to accomplish. 



The Poll. 



This is a space included between the ears, 

 and it is not uncommonly bruised, or even 



