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a saddle-horse, nor a cart-horse. I wanted a horse of 

 all work, — a horse weighing a little more than ten 

 hundred pounds, in good road condition ; fifteen hands 

 and one inch high (for I had found that this height 

 and weight usually go together) ; with a head not too 

 fine, wide between the eyes, and high above them ; 

 with a good-sized, steady, erect, and lively ear ; with 

 every bony process sharp and prominent, — even the 

 processes of the first cervical vertebra behind the ears ; 

 with a calm and well-set eye, and lips which indicate 

 determination rather than delicacy ; a Webster ian head, 

 with a neck well muscled, well arched, strong, and elas- 

 tic ; with active motion, and a throttle loose and open ; 

 with withers not sharp and thin, but solid and strong ; 

 with a shoulder set loosely on, broad and deep at the 

 base ; with a strong arm, sinewy leg, short canon- 

 bone, firm and not too long or elastic a pastern, and a 

 firm foot ; with a deep chest, without a prominent and 

 bulging breast-bone ; with a round barrel, ribbed well 

 back towards the hips, but not so far back as to inter- 

 fere with the action of the hind-quarters ; with a short 

 back, and a slight elevation of the rump just behind 

 the coupling ; with a long and strong quarter well 

 muscled inside and outside ; with a hind-leg so set on 

 that the action shall be free and open, and with the 

 fore-leg so set on that the toes shall not turn out for 

 fear of brushing the knees at speed, and that they shall 

 not turn in too much for fear of paddling. I wanted 

 a good strong bay color with black points, and a tem- 



