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to point out his imperfections, and attach to his ap- 

 pearance an idea of insignificance and meanness. One 

 with a remarkably long body, with a thin switch bob 

 tail, bears no better proportion than the legs and thighs 

 of a dwarf to the head and body. A large horse, 

 roached and bobbed, never shows to advantage, as the 

 appearance of the riding horse is given up, and the 

 round and snug appearance of the nimble footed pony 

 can never be attained. For a horse to look well with 

 a bob tail, he should be plump, round, full, and com- 

 pact ; but all tails that are full of hair, show to much 

 more advantage than those that are thin and frizzled. 

 Previous to a tail's being trimmed, great respect 

 should be paid to the shape and proportion of the 

 horse, and the tail should be made an equal propor- 

 tionable part. The manes of all horses, except ponies, 

 should be long, smooth, and reaching at least half way 

 down the neek ; nothing can more disfigure him than 

 a short frizzled mane : it even alters, apparently, the 

 shape of the neck, and when once in this situation, it 

 will take twelve months to grow of proper length. 

 The mane of a horse may be combed two or three 

 times a day, as a thin mane looks well ; but his tail, 

 if well proportioned and elegant, should not be combed 

 oftener than twice a week. 



GOOD AND BAD EYES. 



The eye is an organ of more use and more value 

 than any that belongs to the horse, and should always 

 undergo an examination by a purchaser with the 



