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of the face should have well-developed maseter muscles, other- 

 wise he cannot masticate his food properly. The eye is the index 

 of the horse's character. The study of the disposition of the 

 horse is one which the veterinary surgeon soon masters. He can 

 tell at a glance if it is necessary to throw the horse for operation. 

 The eye should be large, clear, and of a variegated, cinnamon 

 color, for this sign of a good eye adds to the beauty of the horse. 

 It should not be sunk within its orbit, and the lids should not 

 be wrinkled. The ears should be small and well tapered. If 

 thrown back and forth during progression it indicates an excit- 

 able horse. The inferior maxillary or lower jaw should be 

 wide; if narrow, it shows a predisposition to disease. The neck 

 of the draught horse should be short. Eoadsters and saddle 

 horses should have long, rangy necks, wiry to the feeling, and 

 should leave off in front of withers. Withers should be high for 

 speed. The back should be straight, or nearly so, and of proper 

 length. The ribs should be large, the flank smooth and full, 

 and the hind parts or uppermosf haunches not higher than the 

 shoulders. There should be a good space iaetween the back and 

 the angle of the rib. The loins should be broad, the croup a little 

 below the level. The tail should be carried well up heavy, and a 

 firm dock. The chest is of great importance. A horse for speed 

 should have a narrow bosom with an increasing cuiwature from 

 before back. The last rib should be in close proximity to the 

 angle of the ilium. He should be deep in the girth and round- 

 bodied. The scapula, or shoidder blade, for speed should be 

 oblique, while that for draught should bo more upright. The 

 arm for speed should be 22 inches long, weW muscled. The knee 

 should he broad from side to side and nearly flat before, and 

 allow the heel of the foot to touch the elbow when flexed. The 

 limb should be flat below the knee and no thicker than a man's 

 hand for roadsters or horses for speed. For gracefulness and 

 ease of gait the horse should have an oldique pastern. Draught 

 horse should have an ujiright or straight pastern. The foot 

 should be smooth and tough, of a middle size, without wrinkles, 



