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than careful, good management. But if on the other hand 

 we find the horse to be heavy boned, with dense texture 

 of body, deep chest and good digestion, there will be greater 

 power of resistance, and more prolonged endurance. The 

 greatest average of the most vicious horses I have ever 

 handled were dull iron-grey, sorrel, or black, and occasion- 

 ally a bay is equally bad. 



In determining character we cannot form correct judg- 

 ment by studying parts only ; it must be determined chiefly 

 by the correspondence of the different parts of the whole 

 body. For example, a horse with long ears, and small, 

 round eyes, may kick and run, but this is no certain indi- 

 cation that every horse with long ears and small eyes is a 

 kicking runaway. The whole body must be taken into 

 consideration, though frequently a very reliable opinion 

 can be formed by a close observation of the head, and es- 

 pecially by the expression of the eye. The " Hillman" 

 horse referred to was in every respect a model in appear- 

 ance except the eyes, which were snake-like, and the form 

 of the head between the ears, which was very low. He 

 would look at a man pleasantly, and the very next minute 

 spring at him with the quickness of a cat. 



Long-continued practice in the treatment of all kinds 

 of horses enabled me finally to determine with great accu- 

 racy the exact type of character from the color, kind of 

 eyes, ears, etc., as there is always an intimate relation be- 

 tween the peculiarity of disposition and the physical struct- 

 ure. Indeed, this was necessary to my success, for unless 

 I was able to determine clearly the character of the horse 

 when brought forward for treatment, and know just how 

 he would be liable to act under excitement, I would often 

 be subjected to great embarrassment by having notoriously 



