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ders and body of the animal, which operation would 

 require a man of more than ordinaiy power, as he 

 would be obUged to lift a gi-eat portion of the horse's 

 weight, in addition to a share of the load that might 

 happen to be on his back at the time. I should like to 

 see the man who could recover a stumbling horse whose 

 neck was fully made up, and firmly united to the shoul- 

 der-top. If the shoulder is tightly bound in this lo- 

 cality, the animal has little control over it, and, con- 

 sequently, when he makes a mistake, he can do little 

 towards recovering his equilibriimi. He cannot pro- 

 perly be called a tripper, as he is sm-e to go do^vn all 

 of a piece. I am particular in insisting upon this 

 point, as I have so often obsei'ved men who were not 

 in the habit of riding much, but pretended to be gi'eat 

 judges, taking exception to the best formation, and 

 praising those animals which were particularly faulty 

 at the place referred to, because they considered them 

 so strong and well made up at the front of their shoul- 

 ders. In many instances it is vain to tell these indi- 

 viduals that their ideas are erroneous, because they 

 have little practical experience, and are such perfect 

 judges in their own estimation that they requu-e no in- 

 structions on the subject. 



The shape and position of the neck should be parti- 

 cularly observed by the person who trains, rides, or 

 drives the horse. It is rare to see two horses formed 

 so exactly alike, that they can bear to have their heads 



