. The family horse : its stabling, care and feeding : a practical manual for horse-keepers . Horses. 78 THE FAMILY HORSE. have very little of this hair, while with EngUsh and Scotch draft horses a thick growth is a conspicuous characteristic of the breed. The long hair around the muzzle and* nostrils doubtless act in some degree similar to the whiskers of a cat, as organs of perception, and their removal is injurious. An excess of coarse hairs in those parts indicates low breeding, and is never seen in a thoroughbred. But if shorn off, they will soon grow out again harsher than at first. The l
. The family horse : its stabling, care and feeding : a practical manual for horse-keepers . Horses. 78 THE FAMILY HORSE. have very little of this hair, while with EngUsh and Scotch draft horses a thick growth is a conspicuous characteristic of the breed. The long hair around the muzzle and* nostrils doubtless act in some degree similar to the whiskers of a cat, as organs of perception, and their removal is injurious. An excess of coarse hairs in those parts indicates low breeding, and is never seen in a thoroughbred. But if shorn off, they will soon grow out again harsher than at first. The long hairs above and below the eyes serve a very important purpose in protecting those deUcate organs, and should never be in- terfered with. The growth of fine hair inside the ears is there for their protection. If it becomes so long as to protrude beyond the outer edges of the ear, the ends may be shortened, but it should never be cut out from the inside of the 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 Martin, George A. , d. 1904. New York : Orange Judd Company
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