The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-12
A Good Horse.

81 can't explain what a real good horse
is, said one of the best naturcd dealers in
the street. They are as different as men.
In buying horse, you must look first to
his head and eyes for signs Of intelligence,
temper, courage and honesty. Unless a
horse has brains you can't teach him any
thing, any more than you can a alf-wittcd
child. See that tall bay, there, fine look
ing animal, fifteen hands high. You can't
teach that horse anything. Why2 Well,
I'll show you a difference in heads but
have care of his heels. Look at the brute's 8
head-that rounding nose, that taperng
forehead, that broad, full place below the
eyes. You can't trust him. Kckl Well,
| guess 30! Put him in u ten-acrc 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 and in
tensify bad qualities, if they prcdominatc
This good-natured phrenologist could not
refrain from slapping in the face the horse
whose character had been 80 cruelty define
ated, while he had nothing but the gentlest
| carcsses for tall, docile, slcek-limbed sor-
rel, that pricked her ears forward and look
cd intelligent enough to understand all that
was being said "That's an awful good
| mare, he added. t'She's as true as the
sun. You can see breadth and fulncss be-
| tween the ears and eyes. You couldn't
hire that mule to act mean or hurt anybody.
The eye should be full, and hazel is good
color. like small, thin eur, and want
horse to throw his ears we'll forward Look
out for the brute that wants to listen to all
the conversation going on behind him. The
horse that turns back his ears till they al
| most meet ut the points, take my word for
it, is sure to do something wrong See
that straight elegant face. A horse with Il
| dishing face is cowardly and cowardly
brute is usually vicious. Then like a
square muzzle with large nostrils, to let in
plenty of air to the lungs For the under
side OF the head, good horse should be
well cut under the jowl, with jaw-boncs
| broad, and wide apart under the throttle
so much for the head" he continued
''The next thing to consider is the build of
the animal. Never buy long g-lcgged still
ty horse, Let him have short straight
back and straight rump, and you've got
gentleman's horse. The withcrs should
! be high and the shoulders well set back and
| broad; but don't get them too deep in the
| chest. The fore-lcgs should be short Give
me pretty straight hind-leg with the hook
low down, short pastern joints, and a round
mulsh foot. There arc oil kinds of horses
but the animal that has these points is al
most sure to be slightly, graceful, good
natured and serviceable. AS to color, taste
| differs. Bays, browns and chestnuts are
the best Roans are very fashionable at
present. A great many grays and sorrels
are bought for shipment to Mexico and
| Cuba. They do well in hot climate
under tropical sun, for the same reason
that you find light-colored clothing most
| serviceablc in summer. That circus horse
| behind you Is what many people call cali
co-horse; now, l call him a genuine pie
bald. It's freak of nature and may hap
pen anywhere"