Part L PerfeSi Farrier. -5 



Of the Ears. 



The Ears fliould be little,narrow 3 ft,raight,and har- 

 dy, and the whole fubftance of them thin and deli- 

 cate. They fhould be placed on the very top of the 

 Head, and their Points when ftiled or pricked, 

 fhould be nearer than their Roots. When'a Horfe 

 carries his Ears pointed forwards, he is faid to have 

 a bokT, hardy, or brisk Ear. Alfo when a Horfe 

 travels', he fliould keep them firm, and not (like a 

 Hog) mark every ftep by a motion of his Ears. 



Of the Forehead. 



The Forehead fhould be fomewhat broad : Some 

 would have it a little raifed , but in my opinion 

 a flat Forehead is moft beautiful. Thofe Horfes; 

 called Dijh-faced, have the fore-part of their Head, 

 from a little below their Eyes, to the place where 

 the Nofe-band of the Bridle refteth, low and hol- 

 low : Such Horfes are commonly durable, but very 

 often ftubborn and ill-natur'd. 



A Horfe fhould have in his Forehead, that which 

 we call a Feathery which is a natural frizling or 

 turning of the Hair. If he have two that are near 

 or touch, the Mark is fo much the better. 



Some People fancy, that if the Feather be be- 

 low the Eyes it is a fign of a weak fight. But Ex- 

 perience will difcover the uncertainty of this Ob-. ( 

 fervation. 



If a Horfe be neither* White, Dappled, nor ap- 

 proaching thofe Colours, he fhould have a Star or 

 Blaze in his Forehead : It being a defect not only 

 for the Beauty, but oft-times for the Goodnefs of a 

 Horfe of any dark colour, to be without one* 



Of the Eye-fits. 

 The Eye-fits fhould not be too much funk, for if 

 they are deep and hollow they are ugly., and make 



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