ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. 



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nostrils. Nothing is clear-cut about his' head. His general ap- 

 pearance, when in repose, is sleepy and lymphatic; when in ac- 

 tion, sulky and^un willing. 



Figure 37. — The Ill-Bred Horse, 

 Full Face. 



Figure 38. — The Ill-Bred Horse, 

 Profile. 



The eyes should be full, clear and bright, and symmetrically 

 placed. They should not be watery; the pupils should be black 

 and of equal size. The lids should be thin and firm. The eye, 

 to inspire full confidence in the horse, should be large, prom- 

 inent — to secure a large field of vision — and kindly in expression. 



The eye is a sphere, con- 

 taining two chambers (Fig- 

 ure 39) : one, the anterior, 

 is filled with aqueous hu- 

 mor ; the other, many times 

 larger, with vitreous hu- 

 mor. The lining of the pos- 

 terior chamber of the 

 retina, the development of 



^ „ _ the optic nerve. Between 



Figure 39.— The Eye, IN Cross- ^, ^ , , . , , 



