The practical horseshoer Being a collection of articles on horseshoeing in all its branches which have appeared from time to time in the columns of "The Blacksmith and wheelwright" .. . ^ your three ttngers between his eyes. The Bard is notably narrow across the hnes Z Z (see Fig. 164), and i-emarkably broad in the stifles along- the line X F. Eu- rus is very deep from the eye line E jP to the ear line A B (see Fig. 158.) The hollows over a horses eyes are. Fig. 166—Head of Hanover. natural and mean nothing in particular, though to an am-ateur they often give a wrong impression that there is s
The practical horseshoer Being a collection of articles on horseshoeing in all its branches which have appeared from time to time in the columns of "The Blacksmith and wheelwright" .. . ^ your three ttngers between his eyes. The Bard is notably narrow across the hnes Z Z (see Fig. 164), and i-emarkably broad in the stifles along- the line X F. Eu- rus is very deep from the eye line E jP to the ear line A B (see Fig. 158.) The hollows over a horses eyes are. Fig. 166—Head of Hanover. natural and mean nothing in particular, though to an am-ateur they often give a wrong impression that there is some-thing the matter with the animal. Of course a horse shouldnthave such deep hollows that you could carry his feed inthem. And while his neck should be muscular thereshouldnt be an ounce of superfluous flesh on it. One thingis certain: if a horse doesnt look s^^mmetrical to the experte^^e the chances are that he isnt all he ought to be. Hanover, the great Hanover, who has won more money THE PRACTICAL HORSESHOER. 269 than any three-year-old that ever started, is seen in Fig*.166, and presents another distinctl}^ interesting- type ofhorse physiognomy. Hanover has won seventeen races insuccession. He is five years old and a brave, handsomecreature. He went lame last year and a small portion ofthe nerve was removed from his leg. It wms feared thismight impair his powers, but it did not. Hanover is of ahigh equine type ; he is wide between the e^^es
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