LESSON XXI.
1. Here we have the picture of a boy and a pony. The boy is taking a ride; but he has stopped, and seems to be waiting for some one.
2. Now we must find out something about the horse, and, Charlie, I think you can tell us what we wish to know.
3. I can tell something how a horse looks and what he can do, for we have horses at home, and I help take care of them.
4. The horse is much larger than the cat or dog. His home is in the stable, and he does not come into the house, as they do.
5. His head is long, and, when he puts his nose to the ground, the top of his head is just about as high as the top of a flour-barrel.
6. His eyes are large and round; his nose is much wider than that of a dog, but he has smaller ears than some dogs, and they stand up straight.
7. Upon the top of his head, and along the top of his neck, he has a thick bunch of long hair, which is his mane.
8. He has a broad, strong back, and can carry a man all day without being very tired. There isroom upon his back for two persons, and some times two ride at a time.
Full Speed.
Full Speed.
9. He has long legs, so that his head is about as high as the top of a man’s hat.
10. He is covered with a thick coat of short hair, and this keeps him warm, except in very cold weather, when he needs a blanket.
11. Instead of claws, he has hoofs, hard like bone, so that it does not hurt him when he trots or runs on the ground.
12. When horses work, or travel over a hard road, they have iron shoes nailed to their hoofs, so that they will not be hurt by striking the stones.
13. The hoofs have no feeling on the outside, and it does not hurt the horse to have these shoes nailed on. They grow like our nails, and must be pared once in a while.
14. The horse can paw with his fore feet, and kick with his hind ones, and, when he kicks hard, he breaks things. He has a tail covered with long hair, and this he uses as a switch to keep off flies in summer.