b ON THE FORMATION OF 



animals, are of a white hard substance; they form 

 and support the animal's frame, and protect in a 

 great measure such of his organs as are import- 

 ant to life; they consist of many joints which are 

 connected together by strong substances, called 

 ligaments ; and the whole is termed the skeleton, 

 to which are attached the muscles and tendons ; 

 of which such as are under the will of the mind 

 are the organs of motion. 



I now commence to describe what I consider 

 a well-formed race horse ; and I will here remark, 

 that it is this description of horse to which my 

 observations are principally confined. With re- 

 gard to the height of such a horse, I confess I am 

 not partial to a tall, overgrown one. I prefer 

 one moderately low, as fifteen hands, or fifteen 

 and an inch at most, having length with good 

 substance. If there is a standard of perfection for 

 the height of a race horse, for general purposes, 

 perhaps, his height may be fifteen hands two 

 inches. Yet, I do not presume to dictate to my 

 readers the precise height such a horse should be. 

 A horse of either of the above-mentioned heights, 

 but particularly of the first, if well formed and 

 having good actions, will be very likely to become 

 what may be termed a good fair runner, that is. 



