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neck gfvTS an aukwardness to the general ap- 

 pearance of the race-horse : however, as he is 

 never used for any other purpose than for 

 speed, his want of beauty is of no consequence. 

 Length of back and bone, loose ribs and quar- 

 ters, and stretched neck, are his essential 

 qualifications ; but a contrary figure only is 

 adapted to those horses which are more imme- 

 diately the subject of this Treatise. 



