72 HOW TO EDUCATE HORSES. 



CHARACTERISTICS OF HORSES. 



If a horse has large, thick ears, hairy inside; small, 

 flat eyes, sunk into the head; small, thick nostrils, and 

 if he is narrow between ears and between eyes, and 

 very broad from eyes to jowls, he is a horse of no 

 sense and can be taught nothing. On the other hand, 

 when a horse has a small, thin, pointed ear, furry in- 

 side; large, round, full eyes, standing out well from 

 head; large, thin nostrils, and is broad between his 



HEAD OF A PERFECT HORSE. 



ears and between his eyes, and narrow from his eyes 

 to his jowl, such a horse has intelligence — will learn 

 quickly and remember well. A horse with a large, 

 thick eye on the top of his head, sunken in and bulg- 

 ing out between, with a Roman head, will generally 

 balk, plunge, or have some vicious habit, as well as a 

 treacherous disposition. 



As I have given you some of the characteristics of a 

 poor horse, it will not be out of place if I mention the 

 qualifications of a perfect horse. The ears must be 

 small, pointed, furry inside, and wide between. The 



