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countenance, and be sprightly in action. The 

 moreeUptical and curved the Hneof the face, the 

 more stupid and heavy w^ill be the animaL The 

 handsomest head is that of the English blood 

 horse, vvdiich is shorter, and thicker round the 

 eyes than the Arabian. The forehead is also 

 flatter, and the outline of the face straighter. 

 The Arabian's head is something longer, not 

 t;o broad nor fiat between the eyes, and a little 

 narrower across the jaw-bone ; the outline of 

 the face also falls away from the straight, to- 

 ward the muzzle. 



The head of the common labouring horse is 

 ugly, heavy, and void of expression ; but it is 

 of little consequ!;nce, as too much sensibility 

 would be rather detrimental to horses designed 

 for draught or agricultural purposes . Nothing 

 is required of them but labour, and for this 

 alone they are qualified by nature. The most 

 common-shaped head to be found among 

 horses of the coach size is what is called the 

 Norman head, which is large, and the outline 

 of the forehead more or less curved. Such 

 horses would be of little use to the cavalry or 

 for the saddle. The muzzle of every spirited 

 horse is small, and his nostrils thin, red, and 



