The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1878-12-26
A Coed Horse.

A Good Horse.
al can't explain what a real good
horse is said one of the best natured
dealers In the street. They are as
different as men. In buying a horse,
you must look first to his head and
eyes for signs of intelligence, temper,
courage and honesty. Unless horse
has brains you can't teach him any
thing, any more than you can half
witted child. See that tall bay, there.
a fine looking animal, fifteen hands
high. You can't teach that horse
anything. Why? Well, I'll show you
a differenn, in heads; but have care
OF his heels. Look at the brute's
head,-that rounding nose, that taper
ing forehead, that broad, full place
below the eyes. You can't trust him.
Kick? Well. I guess sol Put him in
ten-aere lot, where he's got plenty
of swing, and he'll kick the horn off
the moon.
The worlds treatment of man and
beast has the tendency to enlarge
aud intensity bad qualities, il they
predominant. This good natured
phrenologist could not refrain from
Shaping in the face the horse whose
character had been so crnelly define
ated. while he had nothing but the
gentlest caresses fo- tall, docile,
sleek. limbed sorrel, that pricked her
ears forward and looked intelligent
enough to understand all that WAS
being said.
That's an awful good mare" he
added. "She's as true as the sun.
You can see breadth and fullness be
tween the ears and eyes. You could
MT hire that mare TO act mean or hurt
anybody. The eye should be full,
and hazel is a good color. 1 like a
small. Thin ear, and want a horse to
throw his ears we'll forwBrd. Look
out for the brute that wants to listen
to all the conversation going on be-
hind him. The horse that turns back
bis ears till they almost meet at the
points, take my word for il, is sure to
do something wrong. See that
straight. elegant face. A horse with
dishing face is cowardly, and a
cowardly brute is usually vicious
Then 1 like a square muzzle with
large nostrils, to let in plenty OF air
to the lungs. For the underside OF
the head. a good horse should be well
cut under the jowl. with jaw bones
broad. and wide apart under the
throt 10.
$50 much for the head" he con-
tinued. THE next thing to consider
is the build OF the animal. Never buy
long-legged, stilty horse. Let him
have a short, straight back and a
straight rump, and you've got gen.
tleman's horse. The wither5 should
be high and the shoulders well sci
back and broad; but don't get them
too deep In the chest The fore-lee
should be short. Give me pretty
straight hind-leg with the hook low
down. short pastern joints. and a
round, mulish foot. There are all
kinds OF horses. but the animal that
has these points is almost sure to be
slightly. graceful. good-natured aad
serviceable. AS to color, taste differs
Bays, browns and chestruts are the
best. Roans are very fashionable at
present. A great many grays and
sorrels are brou2 hit here for shipment
to Mexico and Cuba.S They do well
in hot climate, under n tropical sun
for the same reason that you find
light colored clothing most service
able in summer. That circus-horse
behind you is what many people call
a calico horse; now, call him gen.
uine piebald. It's q freak OF nature
and may happen anywhere. Serb
Y1er for ,J1uudrU