THE FARMER'S 



RECEIPT BOOK. 



OF HORSES 



Signs of a good Horse — hoto to cJwose one. 



The principal signs of a good horse are these 

 the eyes set apart in the head, and large and 

 bright; the quirl high in the forehead; one or 

 two in the neck is a good sign; the neck well set 

 on high; the shoulder blades pretty high, and con- 

 verging to a point; the breast full and large, and 

 so also behind; the body round, for flat bodied, or 

 slab sided horses are weak natured; the dock stiff 

 going wide behind, for if the gambols knock to- 

 gether, it shows that the horse is feeble; chewing 

 the bit when provoked, is a good sign. 



The neck ought to be short and light. The 

 head cannot be too small, nor the neck too short 

 and light. The reason is obvious. The head and 

 neck of the horse are placeo wholly anterior to his 

 points of support. The shorter the neck, therefore, 

 and the lighter the head, the less likely is the horse 

 to stumble and fall. 



A horse with a long neck is not only more likely 

 to fall, but his wind cannot be so good. The long- 

 er the neck, the more difficult is the access of air 

 to the lungs. A horse, therefore, with a long neck, 

 will have short wind; and is only calculated for 

 slow draught. He will not answer for the turf. 

 No horse can run well with a long neck. 



