10,2 ON THE HACKNEY AND HUNTER, 



I (hall defer awhile fpeaking farther of the 

 paces, and proceed to the proper (hape and 

 qualifications of faddle-horfes. And firft, with 

 refpecl: to beauty in Horfes ; ftri&ly fpeaking, 

 it is the necefTary refult of fymmetry, and exa6t 

 proportions ; but neverthelefs, many thorough- 

 fhaped Horfes are not accounted handfome ; 

 and more, which have a beautiful and gallant 

 appearance, are far enough from being tho- 

 roughly well made. This requires no explana- 

 tion. In this country, where fpeed is the firft 

 object., provided a horfe be well made in the 

 cardinal points (if I may be permitted that ex- 

 preflion) or thofe parts moft immediately con- 

 tributory to action, beauty is taken for granted, 

 by the knowing ones. Has he a large head ? 

 Well, he carries it himfelf ; the queftion is, does 

 he carry it faff, and in a good place? Is he 

 a ragged hipped one ? Never mind, he is well 

 filleted. — Goofe-rumped ? What o'that, he 

 rifes well before, and is deep in the girt. — 

 There is, however, a very erroneous notion, 

 which has been long current, but, moft af- 

 furedly, is not fterling. It is faid, that " Horfes 

 of all (hapes and makes, may be goers." This 

 verifimilitude has taken its rife, from Horfes of 

 fough and unpleafi ng appearances, but in re- 

 ality, poffefling confiderable extent in the moft 

 material parts, being often endowed with great 

 powers of action. I have heard, it was the 



faying 



