Part I. PerfeSt Farrier. 1 5 



Another Mark whereby a Horfe that is abfolutely 

 blind may be known, is that when he hears any en- 

 ter into the Stable, he will prick up his Ears and 

 move them backwards and forwards : The reafon is, 

 becaufe a vigorous Horfe having loft his fight, mif- 

 trufts every thing, and is continually in alarm by 

 the leaft noife he hears. 



The Colours molt fubjeft to bad Eyes are the ve- 

 ry dark grey, the flea-bitten, the white-fpotted, 

 tnd colour of a Peach-blofTom, and alfo the Roan 

 oft-times. 



When Horfes have either the true or falfe 

 Strangle, or are changing the Foal-Teeth, or are 

 putting out their upper Tufhes, fome of them 

 have their fight weak and troubled, fo that a Man 

 would judge them blind, and fometimes they do 

 really become fo. This weaknefs of fight happens 

 oftner in time of cafting the Corner-Teeth than any 

 of the reft. 



Some People will pafs their Hand or Finger be- 

 fore a Horfe's Eye, or pufh their Finger almoft into 

 his Eye, and if he move his Eye-lids, or wink and 

 fhut them, then they efteem them good, but if he 

 keep them ftill open, then they fay he is blind. 

 Others, if they can fee their own Faces in a Horfe's 

 Eye, as in a Looking-glafs, conclude that the Eye 

 is good •, but they are all mightily miftaken : And 

 as to the laft Remark, a bad and troubled Eye will 

 reprefent the Face better than a good one. 



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