EXTERNAL PARTS. 



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The temples are those portions of the head, on each side 

 of the forehead, which lie between the ear and eye. 



The nose {b) is a continuation of the forehead, and ends 

 opposite the nostrils at the angle {c) formed by the line of 

 the face and the line of the muzzle. 



The muzzle is the lower end of the head, and includes 



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Fig. I. — External Parts of Horse. 



the nostrils, upper {d) and lower lip {e), and the bones and 

 teeth covered by them. 



The bars of the inotUh are the bare portions of the gums 

 of the lower jaw which lie on each side, between the back 

 teeth and the tushes, or the place usually occupied by the 

 tushes. 



The cJiin-groove {/) is just under the bars of the mouth. 



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