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CHAP. XXXV 



ON HOGGING. 



THIS mode of cutting or trimming the 

 mane is so called from the resemblance it bears 

 to the bristles of a hog when erect on his back. 

 When a horse's mane stands up rough and un- 

 natural, and will not lie on either side, it is 

 best to hog it: but that a hog mane might 

 have a good appearance, the neck must be well 

 formed, that is, it must curve regularly and 

 naturally towards the ears, and have a fine 

 crest. Unless the ears are light and handsome 

 it would be better to have them cropped close 

 liud round when his mane is hogged. This 

 mode of trimming the mane does not become 

 every horse, especially those which are large 

 or long backed, nor what are called goat-necked, 

 ewe-necked, deer-necked, oj* camel-necked 



