. Horses: their feed and their feet. A manual of horse hygiene. Horses; Horses. THEIR FEED AND THEIR FEET. 149 greatly; his skin is thin and his blood hot. In Fig. 6 we have a specimen of the heavy, dull, stupid horse ; the one that ' any one can drive,' but is rarely driven off a walk, or a very sluggish infrequent ' lope.' He's the horse to try the patience of a saint, when a little behind time for the train. Fig. 7 requires an excep- tionally good driver to manage him; he must be watched or some dangerous trick of his may suddenly. Fig. 7.—Very Excitable and Incorrigible. astonish his owner
. Horses: their feed and their feet. A manual of horse hygiene. Horses; Horses. THEIR FEED AND THEIR FEET. 149 greatly; his skin is thin and his blood hot. In Fig. 6 we have a specimen of the heavy, dull, stupid horse ; the one that ' any one can drive,' but is rarely driven off a walk, or a very sluggish infrequent ' lope.' He's the horse to try the patience of a saint, when a little behind time for the train. Fig. 7 requires an excep- tionally good driver to manage him; he must be watched or some dangerous trick of his may suddenly. Fig. 7.—Very Excitable and Incorrigible. astonish his owner. He'll nab the unwary bystander, on the shoulder, or perhaps seem disposed to make a brief luncheon of his hat. He has a wild-looking eye, and the head-lock falls in an unsteady corkscrew way down over his forehead, in itself suggestive of un- trustworthiness. Compare Figs. 1 or 4 with Figs. 2, 5, 6, and 7, and see how wide the differences of char- acter shown even by engravings. Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Page, C. E. (Charles Edward), 1840-; Cox, George W. (George William), 1827-1902; Weld, M. C. (Mason Cogswell), 1829-1887. New York, Fowler & Wells
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