THE NEW POCKET FARBIER. 9 



The moon-eyed horse has always one eye bigger than 

 the other, and above his lids you may generally dis- 

 cover wrinkles or circles. 



If you observe a fleshy excrescence that proceeds from 

 the corner of the eye, and covers a part of the pupil, 

 and is in shape almost like the beard of an oyster, though 

 seemingly a matter of no great consequence, yet it is 

 what I call a whitlow in the eye, and if suffered to grow, 

 it draws away a part of the nourishment of the eye, 

 and sometimes occasions a total privation of sight : on 

 the contrary, if the eyes are round, big, black and 

 shining ; if the black of the eye fill the pit, or outward 

 circumference, so that in moving, very little of the white 

 appears, they are signs of goodness and mettle. 

 Large eyes are in general esteemed the best, but be 

 sure to observe that the chrystaline be thoroughly 

 transparent, for without that, no kind of eye can be said 

 to be good. ■ 



The eye that is of a long oval figure is almost always 

 weak, especially if the corners are narrow for a 

 considerable way. - 



We may here observe that no animal is so subject to 

 blindness as the horse. This arises from the great heat 

 of his blood, and the constant feverish state in which 

 his great exertions keep him, which occasions inflamma- 

 tion, and thickening of the extremely thin membrane 

 that covers the eye. 



Most people, in examining a horse's eyes, lead him 

 under a shed and look sideways through the eye to- 

 wards the light, to ascertain whether it be clear and 

 transparent as it ought; but the best way is to make 

 the observation when he first comes out of a dark stable 

 into strong daylight; for if he has any weakness in his 

 eyes, he will contract or wrinkle his brow and look up- 

 ward to receive more light ; and if, at the same time, the 



