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Handfuls, from the Withers to the Fillets twelve Handfuls and from 

 the Fillets to the fetting on of the Tail fix Handfuls \ The length of the 

 Shoulder would be twelve Inches, and the length of his Shank fix Inches, 

 the length of his Hinder-Hoof would be twelve Inches, and his Cambrel 

 five Inches, and the Length of the whole Body from tlie Head to the 

 Tail would be an hundred Inches. Now as Horfes are bigger or leffer, 

 fb thefe Meafnres either exceed, or are lefs ;, neither do I confidently 

 build upon thefe Inch Quantities of the ancient Farriers, becaufe I ha- 

 ving my felf ineafured many Horles, 1 never yet could find any certain- 

 ty in the Proportions : Only this is the moll certain Rule that ever I 

 could ever find, that look what Quantity is between the Nape of th2 

 Horfe's Neck, and the uttermoft part of the Withers, there muft ever 

 be twice lb much between the Withers and the fetting on of the Tail ^ 

 and look what Quantity is between the top- of the Shoulder-blade, or top 

 of the \\'irhers, to the Elbow of the Horfe, it muft be twice fo mucli 

 from the Elbow to the fettipig on of the Hoof :i iind look how mucli it is 

 from the top of the Hip to the Stifling-place, it muft be twice lb mucli 

 from tlie Stifling-place to the fetting on of the Hinder Hoof: And this 

 is the certainelt Rule that ever I could find for a Horfe's trueft Propor- 

 tion. And therefore for your better Satisfadion, behold this Picture 

 that is now here' placed, which is the Anatomy of a moft perfeft Horfe, 

 with Lines drawn from every Member, direfting and Ihewing all the out- 

 ward Difeafes or Sorances belonging to a Horfe's Body. 



Chap. II. Of the Veins helongmg to a Horfe ^ and how many there he. 



IT is moft necelTary, that every good careful Farrier know all the 

 Principal Veins in a Horfe's Body, efpecially thofe which in the 

 time of Need, or in Sicknefs are to be opened -^ and therefore to begin. 

 You lliall know that from the Liver, which is the Fountain of Blood, 

 both in Man and Beaft doth arife one main great Conduit, or large 

 Vein, which afcending into the Body, doth divide it felf into thus many 

 Jleverai Branches, or leffer Rivulets. Firft, within the Palate of his 

 Mouth, above the firft and third Bars, are two notable Veins, which 

 the beft Farriers do touch and ftrike when the Horfe hath any Difeale 

 in his Head, Brain, or Stomach. He hath alfo other two, which 

 delcend down from the lower parts of his Eyes unto his Noftrils, and 

 are ever op.ned for any Grief in the Eyes. He hath two others which 

 are above the Eyes, and run crofs the Templet of his Head, and are 

 called the Temple-Veins, which are likewife opened for all manner of 

 cold Difeafes in the Head ^ he hath alfo 'two great main Veins running 

 along each fide of the Wind-pipe, even from the uppermoft joynt of 

 his Nether Chap down to the Breaft, which are called the Neck- Veins, 

 and are thole which are ordinarily opened for any Difeafe whatfoever. 



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