28 THE NEW POCKET FABRIEE. 



BOW LEGGED. 



After having well examined the feet, stand about three 

 paces from his shoulders, and look carefully that he h, 

 not bow legged, which proceeds from two differen 

 causes ; first, from nature, when a horse has been go 

 by a worn out stallion ; and secondly, from his having 

 been worked too young ; neither in the one case nor the 

 other is the horse of any value, because he never can 

 be sure-footed ; it is also a disagreeable sight if the knees 

 point forwards, and his legs turn in under him, so that 

 the knees come much further out than the feet ; it is 

 what is called a bow legged horse, and such a one ought 

 to be rejected for any service whatsoever, as he never 

 can stand firm on his legs ; and how handsome soever 

 he may otherwise be, he should on no account be used 

 for a stallion, because all his progeny will have the same 

 deformity. 



THE HEAD. 



Stand by the horse's side and take particular notice 

 that his head be well set on ; for if thick set, be assured 

 it will cause him to toss up his nose for want of wind, 

 which causes a horse to carry his head disagreeably 

 high, and occasions a ticklish mouth. 



His face should be rather of the Roman order than 

 straight. 



The head of a horse should be narrow, lean, and 

 not too long. 



THE NECK AND THE MANE. 



The neck of a horse is a part that adds greatly to his 

 beauty or deformity. 



