The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-01-20
A Good Horse.

~ can't szplain what reai Rooi
horse is," said ono of the best natured
dealers i'll the street. "They are differ.
ent as men i'll buying q horse you must
look first to his head and eyes for sigus Of
intelligence, temper, courage, and homes.
ty. Unless horse has brains you emit
teach him anything any more than you
can teach half-witted child. See that
tall bay there, fine looking animal
about fifteen hands high? You can't
teach that horse anything. Why? Well,
I'll show you difference in heads, but
have care of his heels. Look at the
beasts head-that rounding nose, lhat
tspering forehead, that broad, full placs
below the eyes. You can't trust him.
Kick? Well, guess 30. Put him in q
ter acre lot, where he has plenty of wing,
and he'll kick the horn off the moon" o
The worlds treatment Of man aud
beast has the tendency to enlarge and
intensity bad qualities, if they predomi-
nA.e. This guod-nutured phrenologist
could not refrain from slapping in the
ince the horse whose character had besS
SO cruelty delineated, while he had but
the gentlest treatment for slick Lint ed
sorrel that pricked her ears forward and
looked intelligent enough to understand
all that was being said.
"Thats AN awful good mare" he ad-
ded. "She's as trne as the sun. You
can see breadth and fullncss between the
ears and eyes. You can't hire that mare
to oct mean or hurt anybody. The eye
should be full, and hazel is good color.
| Ikea small, thin ear, and want horse
to throw his ears we'll forward. Lock
out for the brute that wants to listen to
all the conversation that is going on
behind him. The horse that turns back
his enrs till they almost meet at tho
points, take my word for it, is sure to do
something wrong. See that straight,
elegant face7 A horse with dishine
face is cowardly. nd cowardly brute is
always vicious. Then 1 liko square
muzzle, with large aostrils to let plenty
Of air to the lungs For the under
side of the head a good horse should be
we'll cut under the jowl, with jaw bones
broad and wide apart under the throttle.
go much for the head" he continued.
"Ihe next thing to consider il the build
ot the animal. Never buy long-lesged,
Btiity horse. Let him have short,
straight back and a straight rump, and
you've got gentleman's horse. The
withere should be high, and the shoul.
ueIo "c'i SCI oack ana Droad, but don't
get them too deep in the chest. The
fore legs should be short. Give me- a
pretty straight hind leg, with the hook
low down. short pastern joints, and q
round mulish foot. There are all kinds
of horses. hut this animal that has these
points is almost sure to be slightiy grace
ful, good-natured and serviceable. As
to color, tastes differ. Bays, browns and
cheatnuts are the best. Roans are very
fashionable st present A great many
graoys and sorrels arc brought here for
shipment 10 Mexico and Cuba. They
do we'll in hot climate, under tropical
sun, for the same reason that you find
light colored clothing most serviceable
In summer. That circus horse behind
ynn ia what many penrle call calico
morse; new, cali him u genuine pie.
bald. It's freak Of nature. and may
happen anywhere.-,Scribner's Monthly.