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Breaft feem to fink, or give inwards, it ihews him of no Courage or 

 Mettle. 



The next thing to be cofidered is his Legs -^ that is, his Fore-Legs 

 only, of the Hinder hereafter I Ihall Treat : Firil:, Obferve the Joynt 

 next to his Shoulder, wliich is properly called the Bow or Elbow, and 

 from thence his Thigh as low as his Knee, and obferve they be v/ell Si-. 

 newed and Covered with Brawny Flefh, no ways giving out nor tumid, 

 and that he Hand firm without bending or moving his Joynts, which if 

 he do, it is a Sign of Strength, as likewife they are all Marks of the 

 fame. 



The next is to oblerve if he carry aji even or equal Face with his Legs, 

 butefpecially with his Knees, and that they be neat, well knit and not 

 too Flefhy, of a juft Propoition •, for take notice, if they dilfer in Mag- 

 nitude, he has had his Knee brol^e, or eife fome Dillemper harbours 

 there, as the Gout, &c. if. you find any Cuts or Scars with Hair grow- 

 ing in them, he is apt to Fall, which will be hard to cure or rid him 

 of. , 



Then leaving his Kneesj obferve his Shanks as low as his Fetlocks, and 

 if they be well finewed, finely made and ihaped proportionable to his 

 Thighs,and that they neither bend in nor out, and that there be no Ridge 

 nor Seam defcending from the Knee- joy nts on tlie infide, then is he good 

 and found in thofe Parts ;, but on the contrary, if there be Scars, Scabs_, 

 or Knobs on the infide, it is by realbn of his high ftriking, called by ■ 

 moil: the Swift-Cut ^ but if above his Fetlock or Hoof, it is interfering, 

 or Short-Cutting, but in this be fure to take good Obfervation, for if 

 under the Skin all over there appear little Knobs or Scabs, it is caufed 

 by fome ill Ufage or nafty Keeping, or elfe Symptoms of the Mange, 

 that will in ihort time break forth to the full if not prevented. 



Farther, If his Legs be full-flefhed, Fat or Dropflcal, he will in no 

 wife be fit for Servile Labour ; if on the inward Bend of his Knee there 

 be long Scars, Seams or Scabs, the wliich have not been occafioned by the 

 Swift-Cut, they will prove very dangerous :; for it denotes a Malander ^ 

 that in a -ihort time will turn to a Canker or Ulcer. 



Now let us defcend to his Faflerds, the fiiil of which mnil be 

 fare to be cleaner and and ftrongly knit with Sinews or Ligaments:^ 

 the fecond flrait, ftilf ?.nd fmoothly fixed, not more inclinable to 

 bend one way than another, but not over-long ^ tor it fnews a weak 

 Korle : Or if the former be Gouty or Swelling, it denotes Stains and 

 over-reaching 5inev/s. 



The next thing to be confidered is the Hoof, the which is as great 

 a piece of Curiofity to be obfer'^^d as any that belong to the cliuiing cf a 

 goodHorfe, for if that fail, all the other FrcDcrtics avail net. 





