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more pleasant and ex- 

 pressive, and brighten 

 the eye. ' ' Hayes quotes 4 

 Carson, who states that 

 "there can be no 

 greater ornament than 

 long, fine, active look- 

 ing, upright, tolerably 

 close-set ears, with the 

 points a little inclined 

 toward each other. I 

 never saw a soft consti- 

 tutioned horse with 

 ears of this descrip- 

 tion. ' ' Fearnsley, writ- 

 ing of the ears, says, 5 

 "they ought not to be 

 too large, indeed they 

 can hardly be too 

 small." The carriage 

 of the ears indicates 



ability of hearing and something of the disposition. 

 Horses more or less deaf tend to keep the ears point- 

 ing forward or to one side, as though listening for sounds. 

 Considerable play of the ears, or change of position, in- 

 dicates an active disposition and interest in what is taking 

 place about him. Ears rather constantly inclined to the 

 rear are generally regarded as indicating a mean disposi- 

 tion. Lop ears denote a stolid or sluggish temperament, and 

 not infrequently are a feature of old age. 



The neck of the draft horse should be of moderate 

 length, muscular, yet not too thick, slightly arched, and 

 neatly attached to the head and shoulders. A moderate 

 length, with a tendency to shortness, is desirable in the 

 draft horse, for the muscles of the neck are called into use 



Fig. 35. "The ear is an important evi- 

 dence of quality." 



4 The Points of the Horse, 3d ed., 1904, p. 210. 



6 Lessons in Horse Judging. William Fearnsley, London, 1879, p. 49. 



