EARS. 



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the word) style adopted by horses that have defective 

 sight. The former have their attention chiefly directed to 

 the ground in front of them ; the latter distribute it on 

 all sides. It looks well for the skin and hair which covers 

 the ears to be line, and for the ears to be thin and lean. 

 Whether in horse or man, I dislike to see ears set up high 

 on the head, and think that the part of the skull which 

 is between them should be fairly broad, as in Fig. 296. 



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I-'ig. 301. — Grcvy's Zebra. 



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At the same time, I must say that I have seen many 

 clever horses, especially among those bred in India, that 

 had their ears close together and set up high on the head, 

 as in Fig. 302. This photograph gives us an idea of the 

 peculiar manner in which the points of the ears of some 

 Asiatic breeds (Kathiawars, Wuzeerees, and Baluchees, for 

 instance) are directed inwards when the ears are pricked 

 forward. The usual form of this position is illustrated by 



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