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clearly as most things whether the horse in ques- 

 tion inclines to being well bred and thin skinned 

 or the reverse. 



Much mane and tail is a sign of low breeding. 

 A slight silky mane, with or without a httle 

 wave in the hair, is a desirable thing. The same 

 may be said of the tail. 



AGE. 



Horses, as a rule, are considered at then* best 

 at from five to ten years of age. Much depends 

 on the age at which they are put to work. The 

 author has in his mind's eye a case in which a 

 gentleman used to break his horses at four, but 

 did not begin to use them until eight. These 

 horses, to the author's own knowledge, were at 

 their prime from eight to twenty years of age. 



As horses are now treated, their ages may be 

 compared with that of man as follows: — 



equals a man at 20 

 40 



50 



60 



^^ 65 



'' 90 



'' " 105 



This calculation supposes both subjects to be 

 well treated. 



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