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his straight forelegs to crooked . ones, or make the 

 chest too narrow : the former proves more a loss of 

 blood, the latter more that of build ; and the odds 

 would be three to one in favour of the latter for a 

 race. All these little minutiae are of material conse- 

 quence to breeders of horses, or men on the turf ; but 

 practice, added to study, and the possession of a good 

 " eye for a horse/' can alone give them. As begin- 

 ners ; do not devote too much time to any speculative 

 points, but first pay attention and learn the externals : 

 the foal with any bad blood, will, to a certainty, when 

 grown up, show some external visible flaw, such as a 

 small eye, thick closed nostril, bad ear, small back 

 sinews, &c., or very probably three or four of these. 

 The points that denote pure caste, or thorough blood 

 of long descent, are given at p. 3, together with the 

 other requisites that enable a horse to gallop ; but 

 every good point therein enumerated is rarely attain- 

 able. 



PREMIER. 



