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heavy, and apt to ftumble, efpecially if with fuch 

 Feet they have weak Legs, and too long Patterns* 

 And on the other hand too fmall Feet, are much to 

 be fufpe&ed, becaufe they are frequently painful, 

 and fubje& to cloven Quarters, and other Imperfe- 

 ctions. 



In foundred Feet, the Hoof oft-times, towards 

 the middle of the Foot, is fhrunk and fallen in, hath 

 many Circles quite round the Foot, and appears al- 

 together altered and dry, with the Heels all circled. 

 Such Feet become ftill worfe, and the Horfe always 

 fets his Heels firft to the Ground when he trots. 

 Thefe bad kinds and lhapes of Feet mould be re- 

 jected. 



CHAP. IX. 



How to know if a Horfe be well-bodied, or have 

 a good Belly. 



HAving narrowly examined the Feet, you mult 

 next confider if he have a good Body, and be 

 full in the Flank. 



If the laft of the ftiort Ribs be a confiderable di- 

 ftance from the Haunch- bone, altho' fuch Horfes 

 may for the time have pretty good Bodies, yet if 

 they be much laboured, they will lofe them,and thefe 

 are properly the Horfes which have no Flank. 



A Horfe hath alfo no Flank, when his Ribs are 

 too ftrakned in their compafs, which is ealily per- 

 ceived by comparing their height with that of the 

 Haunch-bones, for they ought to be as high and 

 elevate as them, or but a very little lefs, when the 

 Horfe is in good Cafe. 



If a Horfe be narrow-chetted, it not only hinders 

 him from having a good Body, but his Wind and 

 Breathing will never be very free, by reafon of the 



laft 



