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hours. Horses, wlieix worked, sliorld be fed three 

 or four tiipes a day witli a mixture of hay, straw and 

 g;rani, as above described. Give them their food in 

 the m?,nger, and be careful that it is sweet and 

 clean. By followiiig these rules, your horses will 

 always be in good condition — will not have, that 

 swelled belly so peculiar to animals who are allowed 

 to fill their stoir.achs with hay — ar.d will usually 

 enjoy good health. 



RULES FOR PURCHAGING A HORSE. 



When yoa are looking to purchase a horse, first 

 examine the eyes weli. The best judges are some- 

 times deceived m the eyes, therefore you cannot be 

 voo careful. Clearness of the Eyes is a sure indica- 

 tion of their goodn3Ss ; but this is net all that should 

 bo attended to : the eyelids, eyebrows, and all the 

 other parts, must filso be considered ; fox many 

 horses whose eyes appear clear and brilliant, go 

 blind at seven or eight years old. Therefore be 

 careful to observe whether the paitc between the 

 eyelids and the eyebrows are free from biinche^. 

 and whether the parts round the under eyelids be 

 full, or swelled ; for these are indications that tho 

 eyes will not last. When the eyes are remarkably 

 flat, or sunk within their orbits, it is a bad sign ; also 

 when they look dead and lifeless. The iris^ or 

 circle that suiTounds the sight of tho eye, should be 

 distincr, and of a pale, vanegated, cinnamon color, 

 for this is always a sure sign of a good eye. and it 

 «dds beauty to the appearance of the amm.al. 



