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POINTS. 



In the metropolis of the world, it is indeed a rare sight to behold a car- 

 riage drawn by a pair of really good animals. The quadrupeds in 

 general use for such purposes are mostly faulty about the shoulders. 

 The forehand is placed upon the trunk in too upright a position. The 

 job master is conscious of this defect. He always endeavors to con- 

 vince his patrons that such a make is advantageous, where a creature is 

 designed for harness. Possibly the tradesman might succeed in per- 

 suading his customers into a false belief, were not prejudice opposed to 

 his suggestions. Ladies admire high action in the steeds attached to 

 their vehicles; this is the kind of step which most of the horses just 

 described are incapable of long exhibiting. 



Art or cruelty, however, can partially amend the faulty motion of the 

 limbs. Force the head into an unnatural attitude by the unscrupulous 

 employment of the bit or of the bearing-rein ; retain the neck erect, 

 without regard to the cramp induced, or heed of the strain cast upon the 

 muscles, — and the torture, although the life be shortened and the safety 

 of the owner endangered, nevertheless may occasion the feet to be raised 

 during progression. This fact is illustrated in the following engraving. 



DUORAM, BHOWING THB NATURAL ACTION APPIRTAININO TO A STRAIGHT SHOULDER, AND ALSO ILtUSTRA- 

 TINO THE CDANOE SOUSTIMIS OCCASIONED BY TH£ UNSCRUPULOUS EMFLOTMENT OF THE BIT OB OF THE 

 BEARINQ-REIH. 



The natural mode of going is indicated by the letters A A ; the possible 

 change of form is to be seen in the parts distinguished as B B, although 

 the action there depicted certainly displays a most unusual degree of 

 amendment, to induce which must shorten the existence. 



