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and expanded, and when in motion, disclosing a deep 

 red colour ; his brow and forehead smooth, and not 

 too flat ; his nose somewhat rising, of good turn, and 

 a little inclined to the Roman shape ; his neck long, 

 thin, delicate, and arched, forming a beautiful grada- 

 tion from the breast and shoulders ; his mane half the 

 width of his neck, thin and smooth ; his shoulders high, 

 tapering, and thrown well back ; his breast plump, full, 

 and of moderate width; his fore legs straight, flat, 

 sinewy, and thin ; his arms large and muscular ; his 

 back short, and not too much swayed for strength and 

 durability, but pretty even and straight ; his body 

 rather round and swelling than flat, and of propor- 

 tionable size ; his flanks plump and full, and the last 

 rib approaching near the hip bones ; his hips and but- 

 tocks full, round, and well covered with muscles ; his 

 chine broad; his tail well placed, and naturally or 

 artificially elegant, which adds much to his figure and 

 gay appearance ; his thighs long, from the hip to the 

 haunch bone large and bulging with muscles; his 

 hocks broad, sinewy, bony, and clear of puffs ; his hind 

 legs from the hocks short, bending a little rather than 

 straight, flat, and sinewy ; his pasterns of moderate 

 length, small and bony ; his hoofs cupped, small, round, 

 and smooth ; his hind parts not tucked, but of easy 

 turn and graceful slope ; when mounted his appearance 

 should be bold, lofty, and majestic ; his eyes shining 

 with intrepidity and fire ; his movements light and 

 airy as a phantom, with a fairy step, that would 

 scarcely break a dew drop ; his actions smooth and 

 graceful ; his colour should suit the taste of the pur- 

 chaser, though a mahogany bay is certainly the best 

 colour ; his marks large, of irregular white, to light up 

 the countenance, and at least two white legs, which 

 will add much to his beauty though it must be ac- 



