LESSONS IN HOESE JUDGING. 



LESSON I. 



INTRODUCTION 



1. — In the following pages it will be attempted 

 to place a subject which has hitherto been largely 

 conducted empirically on a scientific basis. 



2. — Horses are hving machines hke ourselves, 

 and have many things in common with not-hving 

 machines, which obey certain well-known phys- 

 ical as well as physiological laws. 



3. — Their mode of progression is by a system of 

 levers, sometimes of perfect construction and ad- 

 vantageously disposed, but more often of imper- 

 fect construction and placed at a disadvantage. 



4. — In order that the general student may fol- 

 low us in our further remarks, it will be absolutely 

 necessary for us to explam briefly the construc- 

 tion of these living levers, which are composed of 

 two materials in every case, namely; an active 

 material and several passive materials. 



6. — The active materials are the so-called mus- 

 cles of the body which we popularly call flesh or 

 ' lean ' meat. These muscles, which are attached 



