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vils dancing therein;) the lids thin, lashes long ; the hollow 
above the eyes not too deep. The ears should be medium siz¬ 
ed, thin, well curved,and with a lively motion, pretty well apart, 
and inclined to a position forward. The neck should be long, 
thin and firmly arched, with flowing silken mane ; the withers 
elevated and not too thin ; the shoulders thick, handsomely 
sloped, and rising pretty well back on the withers, points wide 
apart and well forward; the arm heavy, long, ranging perfectly 
with the chest; the knees large, full, clean, and pretty low 
down; the shank short, the tendons hard, flat and wiry; fetlock 
joint large and clean, ranging with the rest of the limbs ; pas¬ 
tern oblique and just long enough to give, elasticity without 
weakness. The hoof should be oblique but not sprawling; the 
crust hard and free from cracks or rings; the frog well-spread, 
but not so full as not to just clear the ground when the rim of 
the crust rests upon it. When the horse stands in a natural 
position, the foot should be so far forward that a perpendicular 
line let fall from the point of the shoulder would just touch 
the edge of the hoof. The chest should be deep and wide, af¬ 
fording room for powerful lungs. This is especially essential. 
The ribs should gradually swell out backward, until they reach 
the flank; the back short, the bones of the spine large; the tail 
attached high up and pretty well back; the loin broad and 
straight, with a decided development of muscle; the hips 
should be large and long; the thighs largely developed, show¬ 
ing the presence of powerful muscles, the hock large. Such 
is the horse I would demand, if the anatomist could manufac¬ 
ture him “to order.” Some points may be deemed slightly in 
error by different horsemen; but the combination would hardly 
fail to produce a fleet, beautiful, and powerful animal. 
Here, then, we have a model, which, if not too far violated, 
will allow of such modification as will adapt it to any particular 
use. 
If designed for the saddle exclusively, or for a light buggy, let 
the proportions remain, and restrict the height to within 15 1-2 
hands. If for the coach, he must of course be larger, and any 
