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tween the ears, the length and curvature of the same, 

 the space lying between them and the eyes, the eyes 

 themselves, the cheek-bones, the muzzle, the nostrils and 

 lips. Then step to one side, and scan the head in pro- 

 file. Observe the way it is joined to the neck ; its bal- 

 ance and pose, the conformation of the jowls, the nose- 

 line, and the make-up of the lower jaw and lip. Do all 

 this before you have even given a glance at the body ; 

 for by the study of the shape of the head and the look 

 of the face, beyond any thing else, will you be able to 

 decide touching the temperament of the animal, which, 

 as I have shown, dominates for good or ill over the 

 entire organization. 



If you wish to decide whether a man is a kind 

 husband, a good father and courteous neighbor, honest 

 and industrious, cheerful and happy, a delight to all his 

 friends, and a useful member of society, look at his 

 head, and not at his body. It is the head and face that 

 reveal to us the character and relation of those nervous 

 and vital forces which really represent the man, and not 

 his legs or chest, or bone and muscular structure. So it 

 is with the horse. He, too, is an animal of high organi- 

 zation, endowed with a large degree of intelligence, 

 capable of forming strong and enduring attachments, 

 subject to moods and tempers, and distinguished by the 

 quickness and strength of his impulses. The right or 

 wrong adjustment of these forces represents his value, 

 and gauges the degree of his worth or worthlessness. 

 The bones and muscles are mere servants of these high 



