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Apr. 2/69 When a Horse wishes to see all round him he naturally lifts his head up — now when terrified at an object lying at some little no great distance on open field, he lifts his head, from habit high aloft— fi direct his ears intently forward, though no sound can be heard, & snorts violently & his heart beats, so thus I have felt the [illeg] in the saddle,— his circulation & breathing being in anticipation affected from habit, as if he has already galloped at full speed a full mile for the imagined danger.—

[Expression, p. 130.]

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The att actions of a Horse when much startled is highly expressive.—

Looking when riding my horse was more fearful of a say machinery covered by a cloth, & though it lay a little below him on a open field, he raised his neck head on high almost like that of a giraffe; with eyes & ears intently directed to it. I cd feel his heart palpitating though I had prevented him during [2 words illeg] whereby over a low sound — with widely distended nostrils he snorted violent violently. The great noise of the [illeg] fear of mouse to monkey is related to Horse case breathing through the mouth. The distention & snorting when [illeg] has no relation to snorting. It is an assum…., habitual action, like on alæ, for horse during [illeg], has doubled thus at full speed in every danger & all the organs of [illeg] has been then brought into right action.