The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description of the noble and useful animal, the horse ..to which is added A Prize essay on mules ..Also, an addenda, containing Annals of the turf, American stud book, rules for training, racing, &c. . t,unpleasant to the rider, and fatiguing to the horse him-self With respect to the colour of horses, peoplediffer very widely ; a black horse, with white face andlegs ; a grey, or a mahogany bay, with white marks,when well kept, are all showy colours ; but for actualservice, experience has proved, that dark colours,without any white feet,
The gentleman's new pocket farrier : comprising a general description of the noble and useful animal, the horse ..to which is added A Prize essay on mules ..Also, an addenda, containing Annals of the turf, American stud book, rules for training, racing, &c. . t,unpleasant to the rider, and fatiguing to the horse him-self With respect to the colour of horses, peoplediffer very widely ; a black horse, with white face andlegs ; a grey, or a mahogany bay, with white marks,when well kept, are all showy colours ; but for actualservice, experience has proved, that dark colours,without any white feet, are far preferable ; for whoever recollects to have seen a black, sorrel, or bayhorse, with a bald face and four white legs, distinguishhimself on the turf, in four mile heats? I am incHnedto believe there is no first rate race horse, of that de-scription, within the United States. I have, perhaps, stated some facts relative to horsejockeys, in a manner so plain and candid, as to drawfrom them their displeasure. My object is not tooffend, but to instruct and be useful to those who wantexperience on the subject, for which this little book isdesigned. The annexed engraving (See Frontispiece) presentsmy idea of an elegant saddle horse; by a reference to. CARRIAGE HORSES. 10 which, the judgment of a purchaser will not only bebenefited, but meet with considerable support. ^*hO Q 04««^ CARRIAGE HORSES. .Horses intended for a carriage or draft of anydescription, should be from five feet to five feet fourinches high; though there are many excellent andtruly valuable draft horses of much smaller size. Thegreatest attention should be paid to their habits, temper,quality, and disposition. A horse that has been oncefrightened in harness, never asrain is safe for thatemployment. So retentive are their memories, thatthey do not forget an alarm of that kind during theirwhole lives. For the want of experience on this subject,horses that have been frightened in harness have beenhitched to ca
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