THE IMPROVED ART OF FARRIERY. 



EXTERNAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE 

 HORSE. 



It will be our first intention to give some idea of the 

 most approved shape and proportions of the horse, 

 which may be divided into six several parts, namely — 

 the Head — the Neck— the Shoulders — the Trunk — 

 the Limbs — and Feet. 



1. The Head is one of the first parts of the horse 

 that will convey to judges the quality of the breed. 

 Nothing of beauty can surpass the prominent outlines 

 of the head of the high-mettled blood-horse, which is 

 small, lean, and angular ; the forehead broad ; the ears 

 small and pointed ; the eyes full and prominent ; the 

 lips deep, firm, and by no means hanging loose ; the 

 nostrils open and wide ; and the mouth not too 

 small. 



2. The Neck ought to rise from the chest with a 

 moderate curve, and be neither too long nor too short. 

 Horses with a short thick neck will generally perform 

 any work requiring great strength, but they are seldom 

 noted for speed. From the top of the neck rises the 

 mane, which nature appears to have superadded as an 

 ornament and beauty to this noble animal. 



3. The Shoulders should run in an oblique direction 

 forward from the withers towards the shoulder points, 

 and should be muscular, but not heavy, as they are 

 particularly essential to the movements of the horse. 

 Between the points of the shoulders lies the chest, 

 which should be moderately expansive and prominent, 

 in order to allow tha lungs to have a free action. 



4. The Trunk from the ribs nearest the chest should 

 be wide towards the back, and gradually deepened, in 

 order to give the form which is termed deep in the 



