Be particularly attentive to the feet; for according to the old saying, no foot, no horse. First of all observe that one foot should not be less than the other; and that they should not be indented, or hollow, round the crust. The crust itself should not be brittle, and broken where the nails have been driven; nor should there exist in it any circular cracks, or longitudinal fissures from the coronet downwards, which last are termed sandcracks. The heels should not be drawn together, and contracted; nor should the frog be small and ragged, nor discharge a foetid matter, which disease is called a thrush. The horn at the heels should be as high as the frog; for if lower, the heels will be liable to corns; and the sole should neither be flat, nor convex. It is obvious no horse can continue sound with these imperfections in the feet; and it frequently happens that horses with very finely-formed feet, are very lame from a hidden cause within the hoof. Some Veterinary Surgeons consider such description of foot-lameness hereditary; but as it is not my intention to treat of the diseases of horses, I shall not enter further into the subject. I should strongly recommend the perusal of Mr. Coleman's book on the foot of the horse, as admirably calculated to convey the fullest knowledge of that very important part of the animal. If the legs and feet be smooth, that is, free from the defects I have just mentioned, you may imagine that all is right in the fore part of the horse.