liorse, whose joints are firmly cemented, ancT 

 whose powers are great, affords to the eye an 

 object of admiration while we contemplate the 

 immensity of his strength; yet very few horses 

 of this description have any claim on our 

 praise for uniformity of figure. The very na- 

 ture of their employment, indeed, produces 

 distortion. We do not mean to infer, how- 

 ever, that power is not requisite for the army 

 as w^ell as for pleasure ; nor must it be imagined 

 that the greatest strength is to be met with in 

 limbs of magnitude ; for though the texture 

 may be different, and the body less robust, the 

 )nore delicate horse is generally assisted by a 

 portion of spirit which gives him durability in 

 fatigues, and courage in pursuit. 



Horses should certainly be adapted to the 

 weight of the rider j for it were unreasonable 

 to expect that those of a slight texture, if 

 mounted by heavy men, will be so long ser- 

 viceable as those that are more firm; for how- 

 ever great may be their spirit, by continually 

 urging them to exertions under heavy burthens, 

 the spirits relax, the sinev/s become infirm, 

 and the animal ultimately falls a victimto his 

 own perseverance. 



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