The exterior of the horse . Fig. 30. limit ; according to the usual expression, the horse arches his neck to his breast, cannot seethe surrounding obsta-cles, and removes hishead entirely from thecontrol of the hand. In certain subjectsthe branches of the bitare said to touch thepectoral region. Thishas not yet beenproved by our obser-vation. If it be trueit can be remedied bylimiting the excessiveflexion of the headupon the neck bymeans of an over-check,—a system of straps extending from the saddle to each side of thebit and inflected over the poll (Fig. 31). E.—Forms of the Head. At the begi
The exterior of the horse . Fig. 30. limit ; according to the usual expression, the horse arches his neck to his breast, cannot seethe surrounding obsta-cles, and removes hishead entirely from thecontrol of the hand. In certain subjectsthe branches of the bitare said to touch thepectoral region. Thishas not yet beenproved by our obser-vation. If it be trueit can be remedied bylimiting the excessiveflexion of the headupon the neck bymeans of an over-check,—a system of straps extending from the saddle to each side of thebit and inflected over the poll (Fig. 31). E.—Forms of the Head. At the beginning of the chapter we compared the general form ofthe head to that of a quadrangular pyramid, in order to establish the. Fig. 31. HEAD IN GENERAL. 93 different subdivisions and facilitate their description. This compari-son is not sufficient to specify clearly certain conformations which mustbe described, and to which have been given particular names. 1. The head is called straight when its anterior face is rectilinear inevery sense. It is accompanied ordinarily by a wide forehead and nose,large nostrils, wide separation of the ears, the eyes, and of the branchesof the lower jaw, exceeding fineness of the skin, of the eyelids, and ofthe lips, and a high faculty of expression. It is the type of absolutebeauty ; it indicates the nobleness of the animal, his purity of blood,his energy, and his kindness of temperament. It is found in Aryanand thoroughbred horses and their descendants of mixed breed. It isthe one most highly appreciated. 2. The conical head is that which is much contracted at itsinferior extremity. It is regarded as a defect, because it presents,it is said, all the characters opposed to thos
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