114 XENOPHON ON HORSEMANSHIP. 



small his ears, and fair-sized his mouth; his 

 neck well rounded, shaggy with the mane, 

 like the helmet with its nodding flowing 

 crest; wide his chest, the barrel long, back 

 broad, chine double, and loins plump ; his 

 long-haired tail should flow out far behind 

 him; his thighs should be well-knit and 

 muscular; below, his shank bones should 

 be straight and long, round, handsome, free 

 from flesh, like the long-antlered stag's whose 

 feet are storm-swift; his pasterns sloping, 

 his round hoofs coming well up above the 

 ground, compact, horny, and strong. 



NEMESIAN. 



From the " Cynegetica," verse 245 £f., written in 

 the second half of the third century. Translated from 

 the Latin text of Haupt. 



His back is smooth and broad of surface ; 

 flank very long ; the belly small, even on large 

 animals ; brow lofty, ears mobile, head hand- 

 some, and crest high ; eyes flashing with 

 radiant light; his neck mighty and arching 

 back to his stout shoulders ; the breath of his 

 hot nostrils rolls forth like steam; his foot 



