. Elements of hippology ... Horses. ELEMENTS OF HIPPO LOGY. 51 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 Figure 37.—The Ill-Bred Horse, Figure 38.—The Ill-Bred Horse, Full Face. 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 i
. Elements of hippology ... Horses. ELEMENTS OF HIPPO LOGY. 51 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 Figure 37.—The Ill-Bred Horse, Figure 38.—The Ill-Bred Horse, Full Face. 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 the two chambers is placed. 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 Marshall, Francis Cutler. [from old catalog]; United States. Military academy, West Point. Dept. of tactics. [from old catalog]. Kansas City : Hudson press
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