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horses, as before observed. Tlie operation is 

 best suited for ponies, galloways, and small 

 horses, but they ought to be compact and v/ell 

 made. Hogging keeps horses cool in the 

 spring and summer seasons, and prevents 

 their sweating, as nothing tends to heat a 

 horse more than a mane loaded witli too mucii 

 hair. Horses thus trimmed ought to have the 

 hair cut very close and short the first time. 

 This causes it to point directly upwards, which 

 it would not do if left too long at first cutting, 

 as the points would bend downwards. To 

 make it look well, it m.ust be cut so as to form 

 a regular curve, the same as the neck, and at 

 the ends of the hair the mane must be cut 

 away quite fine, until the top of the mane, 

 from the withers to the ears, exhibits only a 

 single row of hair; this gives it a light appear- 

 ance. If the horse be heavy necked, the hair 

 must be cut the shorter, in order to produce 

 the eftect of lightening it, and giving it a hand- 

 some appearance; but if he be thin and light 

 necked, the mane must be left higher, to pro- 

 duce the contrary effect. Hogging not only 

 keeps a horse cool, but he looks neat, if he be 

 such as above described; yet it must be con- 



