10 EXTREMES AND MODIFICATIONS OF CHARACTER. 



apart ; forehead narrow ; a rounding nose, small nostrils, 



and you are reminded 

 of the sulkishness and 

 treachery of the hog or 

 mule. Whatever he 

 does, when mad, is with 

 the surly recklessness 

 of this disposition. 

 Such a horse will give 

 no warning of what he 

 will do : he will stand 

 as if half asleep, appa- 

 rently unmindful of 

 your presence. The 

 ears are thrown back, 

 the eyes partly closed ; 

 but the expression of 



(No. 11.) A horse of no spirit or action ; will 

 work in gently from the start. Is a gentle, 

 willing worker. 



the eye, when' noted, 

 will reveal cause for 

 danger, for what he 



does is with the 

 quickness and 

 treachery of a 

 snake. If black, 

 gray, or sorrel, and 

 a kicker, he will be 

 found exceptiona- 

 bly bad: ordinary 

 treatment by the 

 old methods of 

 throwing, &c., will 

 be likely to make 

 such a horse a sour, 

 dangerous brute. 

 The opposite ex- 

 treme is shown by 

 a large eye, set well 

 out in the corner 

 of the head; the 

 lids thin ; the forehead broad and full, short from eye to ear ; 

 short or fine-pointed ear ; narrow between ears ; large nos- 



(No. 12.) A regular barn-yard lunk-head. As a 

 colt, will act sullen and stupid. 



