Show an allday all day crepe costume f A frock frocke of crepe de chine with coat to match both covered wn with a slit chery done in a design mill serve for tile street a anil nd fir mn tit indoor altair ave ii oarl ol I 1 rl prepared by the united states department of agriculture the head bead of a horse should be small refined and clean cut it should not be either too concave dished or con convex vex bulging between the eyes the former suggesting a timid disposition the latter strong will power compare the sides of the face and note any dissimilarity which may be due to disease the side view of the head should show a comparatively straight line from the poll to the nose extremely heavy jaws are not desirable especial lyen horses of the lighter classes mouth the mouth should be examined for unsound or abnormal teeth la in the condition known as parrot mouth the front upper teeth overlap those below while in reverse parrot mouth the lower front teeth overlap those above it if either cither condition is present the horse is not able to bite off food and while lie he may eat hay and grain by getting them into his mouth with his lips he would starve on short pasture tongues held outside the mouth are unsightly muzzle the nostrils should be large clear and pliable with the inside rose colored at rest and deep red during exercise nostrils constantly distended and hard should lead one to suspect heaves a disease which is discussed later note whether the nose is deformed or crooked conditions which mar the horses looks it if the under lip Is nofield firmly against th the upper it may be due to a lack of vigor frequent application of a depoll oiw zt va A evil vice known as a twitch leaves scars around the upper lip this would lead one to suspect that the horse has some bad habit such as being difficult to shoe face look for blemishes from operations erat ions such as a s on bad or nasal tumors disease which may cause trouble after apparently being cured eyes before beginning an examination of the eyes be sure that these important and often unnoticeably defective organs are turned toward a good light large full well placed eyes preferably of a chestnut chest nui hue with a sparkle and mild expression are beautiful in appearance and are the least subject to disease small sunken ryes eyes are often weak and may a accompany c a sluggish tempera temperament lacerations erat ions on the eyelids are more or less unsightly and give evidence of a previous injury which may have left the eye weal weak especially if the eye sheds tears frequently to test tit the 0 sight make OL a quick motion of if the land hand away from each eye and see if the lids are CIO closed lied to protect the eyeball in doing this it Is necessary to ile be careful not dot to cause a current of air to strike the eye since a blind horse may close the eyelid from such a cause alone it if still doubtful about the sight have the animal led over obstacles over which a blind horse would stumble in which case a horse with good sight will ivill carefully raise and plant his its feet over them A more detailed test consists of taking faking the horse from darkness to light and vice versa and an d seeing that tile the pupils dilate nud contract coati act alike hollows over the eyes denote old age or a lack of vitality unscrupulous dealers have a sometimes inflated these hollows with aar but this can readily be detected by pressing with tile the fingers v which lich forces the air into the adjacent cavities leaving the natural hollowness ears horses are not often troubled trouble with deafness still it Is advisable to test tile the hearing by noting to the voice the ears should up IV placa lilily lose together at the I 1 highest point of tile lit poll aini 1 usually bo be carried forward tos in ai I 1 I 1 to idi the appearance they should it delicate texture taper to lito k rotors points and be va ej 1 covered with fint fi 14 it lopped ears are very un t many tricks are re used to 13 cover vp r 4 defects such as tying together fine thread the ear esth lic ts horse may be wearing or abe tb themselves may be tied together toge thet hairs bairs of the foretop hiding 1 slight operation are also Perform perfo ii i with the object 0 of remedying IN a 4 f act poll the poll should be wt i for t or signs of poll evil a disease by bruising the top of 0 the flie beg 1 llam flam matlon mation in this region iron coni panted by discharge of 0 pu pin w 04 lead one to suspect this dl disease else 11 t Is often slow to yield to treatment id t which may break out again alter after ith in thought to be cured it often aels wy S ugly sears scars after healing i neck A clean cut throat latch i a crested neck of good length girell horse style and beamy 0 eilt i consequently enhances his vaina h mature stallions the develop acil i a full crest Is an indication if am BI t unity finity evidences of bleeding blee ain aci j t eating previous bad health i looked for in the jugular vela vein fall ari 4 i Is also advisable to lay back the IBS ev i and look for scars the neck altri join the shoulders smoothly 0 shoulders short shoulders in do s tit generally indicate sufficient room iia is t a large heart and for lungs capal leil handling a maxi maximum munt quantity oi of lii a straight shoulders favor a low tint i stubby action of the front feet A iff j carriage of the head mth a iraqi beavy 1 t responsive mouth are often 1 with a long icing back and a corr t short underline whereas the t proportions namely a short back ill a long underline are desirable TU bt i concussions or jars ou on the front 4 resulting from their lt as ground are considerably reliCT Hf sloping shoulders by not havisto effect tend to promote early ains un ness of these limbs strong stron CORO tion endurance good front aatlo style are associated with deep wa shoulders for draft pu the shoulders should have pro prof lorAi noia offsets otE sets so that the face of the 00 will have plenty of bearing fad the position of the collar on shoulder Is not materially cli chan allAr matter how hard bard the pull vin prominent withers cud add del ical ic pl 1114 to the sh wearing qualities lj shoulders that run well into 01 in the saddle horse aid in bOld lal 01 I 1 saddle in place examine the withers lot for SVA disease similar to poll evil caw it Is differently loc located bcd FE thought to result from brawe withers the resli ii i i t to hield tit and pus being slow of wi ten of ment so that cases are ion longstanding standing the disease 15 to be of very cry mida appears 10 y 11 sho siw tance but the I 1 illustration 1 large amount of no should that nil I 1 5 fistula conie involved confused with inith collar S azores erf of tie a of ten found on oil the top so in front of the N withers collor tw a 1 sides also often occur on the v ON not lot of too long 1 I 1 neck when I 1 they heal readily re adil if oa formed shoulders cal 00 vat spots resulting f rom old 1 CO f again unless the collar can ca in ci from pressing on then them 0 y ollic V tile the B sween led shoulders 0 atrophied or shrunken hen and in d such detects defects tire are practical pra a at 41 the time belflo S ta for work for made sometimes w sit attempts ire are ird tants this trouble by WS applying 44 blowing air beneath the the normal full W s as ro shoulder muscles I 1 CS may the ftc H ly Y size and development af pf of lameness illch which arl arises Is or inflammation on below tile nit |