THE NEW POCKET FAHRIER. 29 



His neck should be small at the setting on of his head, 

 and long, growing deeper to the shoulders, with a high, 

 strong, and thin mane, long, soft, and somewhat curling. 

 The upper edge should form the half of an arch, 

 gradually falling in height and shape from the head to 

 the shoulders. A well-shaped neck contributes greatly 

 to the horse's going light on the hand, as a coarse ill- 

 shaped one does to making him go heavy. 



Much hair on the mane shows dulness, as too thin a 

 mane shows fury ; and to have none, or if it be shed, 

 is a proof of the worm in it, the itch, or manginess. 

 The mane should be moderately thin, and in length half 

 the width of the neck. 



To have a short thick neck, like a bull, to have it 

 falling on the withers, shows want of strength and 

 mettle. 



THE POLL-EVi;.. 



This is a large bigness or swelling in the nape of the 

 neck, and the gentleman going to purchase can easily 

 see by the size of the horse's neck whether he has it or 

 not. It proceeds from some blow, bruise or external 

 injury, and its consequences are much to be dreaded. 

 John Hinds, a distinguished English farrier says, " the 

 most prolific cause of poll-evil I am inclined to attribute 

 to the low stable door-way, whereby the animal gets 

 many a trivial hit at going in and coming out." 



THE SHOULDERS. 



The shoulders of a horse should be sharp and narrow 

 at the withers, and thrown far back, for experience has 

 proved that such as have low shoulders with high rumps, 

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