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intended to beautify ; such as a face blazed large, high, 

 and regular, like an ox ; the two fore legs white above 

 the knees, and no white behind ; one white leg to the 

 knee, behind on the right ; one fore leg white to the 

 knee before on the left : a bald face and no white legs* 

 a dim blaze, commencing with an awkward star, end- 

 ing with a snip on the one side, &c. &c. A horse 

 without marks, always has a deadness in his aspect — 

 and one \ve\\ marked, always appears the more 

 beautiful for it. Bat it must be acknowledged, by 

 every person of experience, that a horse with white 

 feet, is much more tender than one without them. 

 Even in cases of lameness not proceeding from acci- 

 dent, nine times out of ten, if a horse has a w^hite foot, 

 that will be the one that will first fail him. White 

 feet are also more subject to tlie scratches and other 

 diseases, than those of different colours, and a very 

 remarkable fact exists, that I never have seen or heard, 

 in my life, of a first rate four mile heat racer, that had 

 a bald face and white legs to the knees. 



White marks add to the beauty of a horse, but les 

 sen his sei'vices. 



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When we have a pair of horses thai matcn well in 

 every respect, except that one has a blaze or star in 

 the face, it becomes very inteiesting and important to 

 know how to make their faces match, and to t^vc 



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