The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-09-10
PAYABLE YEARLY.

I thorough trial, and in a variety OF ways.
| A particular quality. in horse, is sometimes so
desirable 10 the purchaser that he Is willing 70
dispense with many good points. forthe sake q IT,
For instance, the difficulty and inconvenience OF tying
horse. the streets are SO great that many genie
men content themselves with Indifferent horses, II
they but possess the virtue OF standing we'll Very much
may be known OF horses character by MS PLY sio5no
my but to describe the different expressions o. The
human countenance is dshcult and Inc less dehnite
ones OF horse | shall not attemp,-nIy OBJECT -
merely to give OF the most promnent marks, or
points of good horse; a description of which may
guide, in the selection OF this 7efu animal
| begin with the head which ought TO be small ana
progressively TO diminish in weight and sIZe as II APP
proaches the nose. The neck ought 10 be short ana
light. The head cannot be too small, me meek
too short and light The reason is obvious no
head and neck of the horse placed wholly anterior
to his points OF support. The shorter the neck,
therefore, and the lighter the head, the less likely IS
the horse stumble and fall. The weight there
is anterior the fore legs Of horse the difficult
1t is for him to keep his balance. recover HIM
self on making false STEP This can be explained
upon the principles of the lever, by the ecyards.
horse with long neck is not only likely 70
fall, but his wind cannot be good The longer the
neck, the difficult j. the Of air 10 the lungs
horse therefore, with long neck will have short
wind and Is only calculated for slow draught. he
will not answer fos the turf No horse can well
with long neck.
The next point is the shoulder several circerstan-
ces concerning which important to he considered.
The scapula shoulder blade ought TO be broad and
long, and the muscles attached II thick and large
When the hand is passed down the neck g. the should
er blade be felt, it a certainty that
that horse has good action. The apparent thickness
OF the shoulder depends upon the obiquity OF the
shoulder blade and in proportion is obgue, is
its motion limited.
The carcass of horse ought to be subject Of par
ticular attention. This be circular.
cylinder gives the greatest possible capacity. hee
therefore, with a round chest has more room fol the
expansion Of his lungs than horse with chest
otherwise formed. His wind therefore be bet
ter besides be fats much easier, he requires less
food. A horse with round cnest will keep fat upon
almost any thing whereas iii almost impossible to fat
a horse with narrow or Hat chest. horse with a
thin narrow chest cannot bear heat, has bad wind is
always lean, weak and tender.
The vigor OF horse depends the foma-
ton OK the carcass than any other point. aud the
reason mnst be obyious-the carcass contains the
heart and all the important and vital organs.
The spi ne. or back which extends from the fore TO
the hind quarters, cannot be short for strength
snort, hump back indicative of great strength,
peciaIy in carrying weights We arch bridges for
the purpose Of adding their strength, and horses
back may be compared 20 a bridge and the four legs
the four pillars Of support The shorter the arch, the
greater weight il will support, and for the
a horse with short, curved humpback (other
things being equal wild carry The greatest burthtn-
Although shef buck - ndicative of strength it il
not OF speed and action. long back must obviously
give greater room for acton long back, howcyer,
must be weak back apd enable 10 support heavy
weights. In choosing a horse therefore, for common
use, 1t VIII DE best that ne should have back of
medium length neither too long nor TOO short
The hind quarters of horse ought be long I
mean by hind quarters, the parts from the launches
backwards, the parts which lie between the os Hum
and the ISchiitm.
TIE hook gallbrel ought 10 be long and broad
The os cacis, heel bone of tins Joint corresponds
70 rhe,same bone ia the human SUBJECT. The longer
this bone Is, and the further projects backwards by
somuch the greater length q lever dp the muscles act.
winch are attached 10 IT, Ii must tie obvious there
lore, that this Is very important point i'll horse
and one that ought he rlooSel RI il i'm
possible 70 have good horse. without a good hook
horse may be good animal with bad fore legs but
he never can be with bad hook The fore legs
Y support the body-the hind legs prope il forward.
The horse puts himself in motion and performs all his
functions S0ty by the action OF the muscles attached
to the os calcis The further this bone projects back
ward me longer is the lever by which the muscles act
ann the greater will be their propelling power
The legs of horse ought be hat-the bones small
and the muscles large. Bones do not give strength
and when the bones Of the leg sufficiently large to
support the weight Of the animal all this is su-
pertiuous. and worse than supeIiuous ID Is dead
weight upon his motions. Bones are mere levers and
the skeleton mere frame, which the muscles act
Bones are in themselves, inert substances Muscles
give strength All the motions q @e animal are per-
formed by his muscles. The relative position or the
bones may be such TO add very much TO the power
OF the muscles. When the bones are 50 placed with
regard to each other, 10 give long leverage 10 the
muscles such muscles act with increased power aud
IN this consists in great degree, the excellency in
the mechanism of the horse
The above are the most prominent marks or points,
as they called, of good horse. In the purchase
OF horse, however many other circumstances are TO
be taken into consideration II is of immense conse-
quenee that he should have perfect feet 1t is Obvious
that horse with bad feet however good his points
may be, must be rather a useless animal. "A horse
with bad feet Is always unsafe horse be will al
ways trip, and is very liable fall. Any tenderness
or uneasiness about horses feet renders MIN unsafe
Ever shoe, that does easy viii surely cause
horse to trip.
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