ON HORSEMANSHIP. 223 



motion of his legs for a longer time, without inter- 

 miflion. 



Let the neck differ fo much from that of a Boar, 

 that it rather may refemble the fliape of a Cock's ; it 

 fhould not hang Hoping downwards from the chell,. 

 but rife eredl towards the fummit of the head ; and 

 be light and eafy in its flexible parts. — The head, in 

 general, (hould be boney *, but the cheek bones fliould 

 be fmall. The horfe's neck will then be carried di- 

 re(5lly in front of his rider, and his eyes be fixed on 

 what is before his feet. One of fuch a mould will be 

 lead able to overpower his rider, though he has ever 

 fo much fpirit, for horfes do not make fuch an attempt 

 by arching their necks, and bringing their heads near 

 their chefts, but by turning up their nofes, and ftretch- 

 ing out their necks. 



It is proper alfo to obferve, whether the Jaws f or 

 Bars are tender or hard, or whether they are of dif- 

 ferent tempers ; when that happens, their mouths are 

 generally bad. 



in narrower room; and the maxim is fo juft, that it is praftifed by all 

 horfemen, though perhaps unknown to fome, that this dodlrine was 

 preached and pradifed fome thoufand years ago. 



* That is to fay, the head Ihould not be flefhy, but lean and dry ; 

 and thefe properties, added to fmall bones, will compofe a link Head, 

 which is efteemed the moil: beautiful. 



f I have added the word Bars, as explanatory of what Xenophon 

 calls the Jazvs ; although it muft be confefled that the good or bad 

 temper of an horfe's mouth depends much upon the formation of the 

 yaws, and the fetting on of the Head. 



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