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denly. In harness it may often be detected by the manner in which the 

 animal starts and travels. 



7. — The Rogue. — The rogue is the horse of vices ; he may take the bit 

 in his mouth and run away, he will rear, back, kick, strike, bite, and do 

 twenty other unpleasant tricks, not always from pure vice, but often from 

 exhuberance of spirits, or from being crossed in some way. They gen- 

 erally perform well enough after they have found out that their rider is 

 their master. They are difficult to detect in their vices, except by the 

 thorough horseman, who is well versed in every expression and act of the 

 horse. 



8. — BiSHOPED Teeth. — So named from the scoundrel who invented 

 filing an old horse's teeth to make him look young, even to burning and 

 blackening the cups formed. A careful study of the chart of the horse's 

 teeth, given in this book, will enable any person to detect this, since it is 

 impossible to cover the shrinking of the gums, by which the teeth show 

 narrow, and are peculiar in shape. 



d. — ^Weak Eyes. — Whatever the occasion, have nothing to do with a 

 horse with bad eyes. Bring the animal from a rather dark stable just in- 

 side the door where the full light may strike the eyes. Examine the lids 

 and pupils carefully, to see if there is any considerable shrinking ; the 

 eye should be able to bear the full light. Horses are sometimes near- 

 sighted, and also far sighted. Nearly all shying horses become so either 

 from defect in vision or from cowardice. 



10. — Moon Eyes. — This is a specific ophthalmy, from which one or 

 both eyes periodically change color, and during the paroxysm it may be- 

 come entirely blind. During the interval the eyes look natural. It is 

 better, if the buyer suspects this, to take a warranty against it. 



11. — Blindness. — This is sometimes diflicult to detect by the ordinary 

 observer by looking at the eyes. In rare cases the eyes may seem natural. 

 A blind horse, however, may be detected by his mode of progression. 

 As an example we give an illustration showing the mode of progression 

 oi a totally blind horse. 



XI. Other Faults and Imperfections. 



The disabilities noticed in the previous sections are those of positive 



■usoundness, or else of determined vice. Some others that should not 



be overlooked, are easily discovered by careful examination and test. 



These are : 



1. Glass Eye. — This, if not complicated with specific disease, does 



not interfere with sight in any respect. It is a serious defect, simply so 



fw as looks are concerned. Usually only one eye has this peculiar white 



