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full, of a dark cinnamon or black colour, bright, lively, 

 and shining ; his nostrils wide, red, and expanded ; his 

 mouth and lips thin, small, and plump ; his chin full, 

 sharp, and delicate ; his face rather of a Roman order 

 than straight, with irregular white, either in a star or 

 blaze, to give expression and light up the countenance. 



BODY. 



The body of a horse should be large, in proportion 

 to the balance of his frame, compact, round, and swel- 

 ling; his flanks plump and full ; and his last or small- 

 est rib, approaching near the hip bone, which is never 

 placed too near the point of the shoulders ; the back 

 should be very short, smooth, and nearly even, neither 

 swayed nor humped ; the hips wide apart, full, round, 

 and even wdth the body. A horse with a light flat 

 body, open and gaunt about the flanks, with high spirit, 

 long legs, (fee. is unfit for any purpose, except for 

 show ; and that not for more than two or three hours ; 

 for his rider, after that time, as well as every spectator, 

 will discover him sinking under fatigue, and completely 

 giving up. 



