26 LESSONS IN HORSE JUDGING. 



horse is glandered, and if so, he will inoculate you 

 and so kill you, if you are not careful. The sus- 

 picion of glanders is strengthened if the discharge 

 is coming only from one nostril. 



If you are buying a horse, see that a discharge 

 from the nostril is not cleaned away when your 

 back is turned. The muzzle should have no 

 streaks of discharge upon it, neither should it be 

 wet as if sponged. 



The bony nostrils is that part of the upper por- 

 tion of the face between the muzzle and the eyes, 

 and is immediately beneath the skin. 



17. — The bony nostrils may be quite straight 

 when the horse may be said to have a Grecian 

 nose ; or they may be indented or pugged ; or they 

 may be arched like a Eoman nose. As capacity 

 is so essential, it is evident that the Roman nose, 

 though not the most sightly, is the best. A 

 straight or Grecian nose is quite enough, if not too 

 narrow. An indented or pug nose may also be 

 capacious enough, but you must see that it is not 

 narrow. If you suspect its capacity, you must 

 remember the point when you come to examine 

 the 'wind.' 



THE MOUTH. 



18. — As we have already said all that is neces- 

 sary regarding the hps, we shall speak of the 

 mouth as that cavity which contains the tongue ' 

 and the teeth. The teeth are specially regarded 

 in judging horses on account of their indicating 

 the age. Horses, like ourselves, have two sets of 

 teeth, one set for foalhood and a second for ma- 



