THE HEAD AND NECK. 7 



bating to progression, should, in the saddle horse, 

 be small, that it may be light — the nostrils 

 expanded to admit plenty of air, and the space 

 between the branches of the lower jaw, called 

 the channel, should be wide, that there may be 

 plenty of room for the head of the windpipe. In 

 the draught horse, a heavy head is not, as far as 

 utility is concerned, an objection, for it enables 

 him to throw some weight into the collar, and 

 hence, excepting its ugliness, it is rather an 

 advantage if he is used entirely for draught. But 

 it makes the saddle horse bear heavy on the 

 band of the rider, makes him liable to stumble, 

 and, when placed at the end of a long neck, is 

 apt to wear out the fore feet and legs by its 

 great weight. The neck of the saddle horse 

 should be thin, not too much arched, and rather 

 short than long, for the same reason that the 

 head should be light : and in the draught horse, 

 it may be thick, stallion-like, and sufficiently long 

 to afford plenty of room for the collar, and for 

 the same reason that the head may be large in 

 this animal. The windpipe should be large, and 

 standing well out from the neck, that the air 

 may have an easy passage to and from the lungs. 

 The horse used for both carrying and drawing, 



