b THE HEAD AND NECK. 



impose upon the unwary. But the art of cheat- 

 ing still reigns triumphant in the stables of the 

 unprincipled " coper," and the buyer should, if 

 possible, shun him. 



In considering the conformation of the horse, 

 it is convenient to divide him into Head and 

 Neck, Trunk or Carcase, and Extremities, or 

 the Hind and Fore Legs. Under these heads, 

 I shall note what are deemed the most essential 

 points, and only those : for there can be no 

 occasion for dilating upon the subject as is usual, 

 when attention is directed to such trifles as, " the 

 ears should be well placed, small, pointed, erect, 

 covered with thin skin, the eyelids thin, the 

 muzzle thin, and Avell supported," &c. Such an 

 account might consistently close by saying, that 

 the horse should have four feet as well as four 

 legs. Until men can make horses as they say 

 they slioidd be, the purchaser must content him- 

 self if he gets one with those qualities which are 

 most important in fitting him for his destined 

 work, and whose general appearance will do his 

 master no discredit. 



The Head and Neck, 

 The head, as being a part not at a,ll contri- 



