j^6 The Compleat ^sckey. 



large and ftrong Wind, and that youi' Horfe will hold out a Race very 

 well, if all his Liinbs be propoitior'able, and that he is of a good Heart, 

 and has a Bead not lubjeQ: to Difeafes : Bui: on the contrary, if his 

 Jaws be Fat, Grofs and ful of Kernels or Gr.obs, and thkt there is but a 

 little fpace between the Bones ^ it denotes Short-wind, Foulnels of 

 Stomach and Belly, and fubjeS: to Glanders, Broken-wiuded, or Stran- 

 gmy, and many times apt to.be troubled with grievous Colds. 



Now if his Jawsbeclofe and firmly fixed, as it were to touch each 

 otl^er, io that they caufe the Flefli to rile about them, asiffwelled, it 

 -denoteth Short-wind, grofs and vitious tiumours fettliiig there, and 

 efpecially if it rife moie in or.e place than in another, and the form of 

 the Riiingsbe long, for then fome inward Infeftion is gathered, which 

 if rot taken in time will turn to an Impofthume or worfe. 



If he have wide Noftriis, and they open and ihut, and feem in a 

 continual Tt/Iotion, fo that the iniides or rednefs upon every little Strain- 

 ing or Snorting appear, 3^et the Compafs of his Nole but fmall, his Mouth 

 not wide but deep, vs^ith fmall dry LipS:, meeting without the leall: hang- 

 ing over, do likewife promife the 'Horfe good, and well-winded, couragi- 

 ous and hardy. 



But if contrary, quite otherwife \ as iliort-winded, tender and weak, 

 a ihallow-mouthed Horfe will never bear his Bridle well, but if it be not 

 buckled faft, the Bitt will be apt to fail out of his Mouth, or he will be 

 much apt to flaver. 



Again, If his Upper-lip be uneven, and will not meet with his Un^ 

 der, but either fhut over or fiap, it is a certain Sign that he has a lingring 

 Difeale, or is exceeding Slow, as alfo if he has a Rheum or Dropping 

 at the Nofe, if that b-e clear, it w-ill, if not timely ftopped (the which 

 it is hard to do) turn to the Glanders^ if one Noiiril runs it is worle 

 'than if they did both. 



Now as to his Teeth •, be fure to obferve that when you buy 



a Horfe, to look into his Mouth, and take a diligent Care to fee if he 

 have loft none of his Teetlo, or if he have, what they are, whether 

 Grinders, Fore-Teeth or Tufn?s •, for thereby you may give a ihrewd 

 Guefs at his Age, although the Mark be out of his Mouth :, but to avoid 

 ' being Cheated, by not a Horie that has loft any, for if he have loft fome 

 the reft will quickly follow. 



The next thing to be confidered is his Breaft, for if that be Broad, 

 ftrong fet, rifuig, or full-fieihed, and adorned with Marks or Feathers ^ 

 then you may cor.iide in his 'Strength, and he will not deceive your Ex- 

 peftations ^ but if he be contrary, it denotes weakefs of Body, and un- 

 ntnefs for Labour, and that he is given to that ill Qiiality in Horfe.<7, 

 'vU. to Stumbling, as likewife to Cutting and Tripping as alfo if his 



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