6th. Whether he he low bellied, with small sheath. 



7th, Whether he be touched in the wind, 



8th. If his fore legs be not too slender, or his hock 

 do- not bend forward too much. 



9ih. If the tendons or back sinews be not ailing, 

 i. e. either sore to the touch or else fliff-jointed. 



10th. Whether the animal be not either long-jointed 

 or short-jointed. 



11th. Whether he be strained in the pastern joint, 

 going low. 



12th. Whether flat-footed, with low heels. 



13th. Whether not narrow at the hind quarters. 



14th. Whether he has not spavin, windgall, curb, 

 ring-bone, or thorough-pin, or is likely to cut. 



15th. Examine his sole and heel for thrush, canker 

 or corn, and if contraction has not taken place. 



No foot, no horse. His hoofs must be strong,smoolh, 

 hard, deep, tough, upright, and hollow for they are 

 the foundation of his building, and give a fortitude to 

 all the rest. 



Having given these directions, we will next give a 

 celebrated horse dealer's description of a good horse. 

 **His head ought to be lean, of good size, and long; 

 ■his jowls thin and open ; his ears small and pricked ; 

 or, if they be somewhat long, provided they be upright 

 like those of the fox, it is usually a sign of mettle and 

 toughness. His forehead long and broad ; not mare- 

 faced, but rising in the middle like that of a hare, the 

 feather being placed above the top of his eye, the con- 

 trary being thought by some to betoken approachin 

 blindness, his eye t'ull, large & bright ; his nostrils wide, 

 and red within; for an open nostril betokens good wind. 

 His mouth large, deep in the wykes, and hairy. His 

 windpipe big, unconfined, and straight when he is rein- 

 ed in by the bridle, for if it bends like a bow, or cock- 

 throttled, it very much hinders the passage of his wind. 

 His head must be so set on his neck, that there should be 

 a space felt between the neck and the jowl ,* for, to be 

 bull-necked, is uncomely to the sight and prejudicial to 

 the horse's wind. His crest should be firm, thin, and 

 well risen ; his neck long and straight, yet not loose 

 and pliant ; his breast strong and broad' ; his chest 

 deep at the girth, his body of good size and close rib- 



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