78 HORSE-BREAKING. 



action is too liio^li he will soon batter his less 

 and feet to pieces. With regard to make and 

 shape, he should be as near perfection as 

 possible, for without perfect symmetry no pace 

 can be at the height of excellence, but as per- 

 fect conformation is seldom met with, its nearest 

 approach must be sought for. 



The head should be small and fine, broad 

 between the eyes and between the branches of 

 the lower jaw at their angles, also the distance 

 from the eye to the angle of the lower jaw 

 should be great ; the nostrils should be large, 

 wide, clean, and well-defined ; the mouth small, 

 with the lips thin and firm ; the ears should be 

 small, fine, and pointed, being carried firmly 

 with their tips inclining slightly towards each 

 other ; the eye should be large, full, and promi- 

 nent, with well-developed arch. The neck 

 must be long, thin, and fit well into the space 

 formed between the branches of the lower jaw, 

 longer on its upper than its under surface, as 

 well as convex on its superior border. The head 

 should be well ' set on ' to the neck, which, if 



