56 THE HORSE. 



configuration, in the elegance of shape, 

 which cannot be attained unless every 

 part of the body be well proportioned 

 the one to the other. Both beauty and 

 Formation strength are evidenced by proportion, and 



not blood. 



according to the extant and degree of 

 proportion velocity and endurance is 

 ensured. Instances have occurred in 

 which horses have alternately beaten each 

 other on different courses, the short com- 

 pact horse proving himself victorious over 

 hilly and heavy ground, the one possessed 

 of length being successful on the flat. 



It was recognised in the time of the 

 Stuarts that the English racer was a 

 clumsy looking animal in comparison 

 with the Barb or Turk. He was strong, 

 and, in some instances, of large build, but 

 did not possess the elegant form of the 



