EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. Xlli 



chased under the assurance of its being a " Westphalian." 

 Perhaps the way in which the brute carries his tail is in- 

 tended to hide such apologies for thighs. 



On looking at the fore legs, a judge might be tempted to 

 sav, -were ever such legs seen under a horse ? I could assure 

 any one making such a remark, that I frequently see gen- 

 tlemen riding horses, with most perfect satisfaction and con- 

 fidence, with legs very little better; in fact, with some, I am 

 quite sure that their want of bone would be thought ele- 

 gant, nay, perhaps held as demonstrative of high breeding. 

 I really once saw a young gentleman refuse a very fine 

 horse because his legs were not thin and elegant. If we 

 turn to the near fore leg of Xo. I., we shall see it standing 

 as determinately firm as if formed to sustain alone the 

 weight of the whole body of the horse, the feet looking like 

 solid blocks, fit for any roads ; while those of the other are 

 not fellows, but both of as bad formation as possible, and 

 such as must become diseased on the slightest work. 



Fortunately for such legs and feet, the narrowness and 

 depressed formation of the loins and want of muscular de- 

 velopment all along the back, must prevent the animal sus- 

 taining weight for any length of time or distance. 



I have put the creature, that I will not call a horse, in 

 the only place where he could be of any use, namely, in a 

 riding-school, for there he might be used just to teach a 

 beginner to sit on the back of something moveable; and if 

 from bad actions which he must have, cutting his stilts of 

 legs to pieces, which from his feet and ankles, he must do ; 

 or from his shoulders, and the way his legs stand under him, 

 he should come on his nose, which it is almost certain he 

 would do ; the sawdust on the school would make a soft 

 place for rider and horse to fall on. 



If the reader wants a good sort he has only to look at 

 Plate I., and get a horse something like the one represented, 

 and as much better as he can ; he will then not have a very 



