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Where is the hock joint? Which way does it bend? 



When a horse starts, after standing, what foot does he first put 

 forward,— the left or the right? The fore or the back foot? What 

 foot moves next? 



When a horse trots, do the two feet on one side move together? 

 Or do lefts and rights move together? 



What does the driver mean when he says that a horse "forges" 

 or "overreaches?" 



Name the things that a horse commonly eats What is a good feed 

 for a day, — how much of each thing and when given? 



Fig. 8. — Welsh pony and its mother. 



LESSON IL— AMONG THE EVERGREENS. 

 Ralph Curtis. 



Away you go over drifted fields and on into the snow-covered wood. 

 How clear and crisp the air ! The wind murmurs among the pines ; a 

 flock of crows caw overhead ; clear and sweet the chickadee pipes its 

 note of welcome. It is not lonely in the winter wood. 



There you will find evergreens, possibly many kinds. Look at 

 these trees so that vou can tell how thev differ one from another in 



