TiiK Bulletin. 103 



The back sliould be moderately straight and short, strongly nniscled, hut 

 the withers may appear rather tliiu and prominent compared with tlie heavier 

 tyi)es; the loins wide and short, giving ai)pearance of being "well coupled." 



The croup (rump) should he somewhat sloping and rounded, with good 

 length ; the tail well set and hung in a pleasing manner, not too close in, not 

 too far away, nor crooked. 



The che.^t. while no,t appearing as broad and rounded as in llic draft horse, 

 should nevertheless be formed by well-sprung ribs (not flat-sided), with con- 

 siderable d('i)th carried pretty well along the belly line (not out too high up 

 in the flank) giving plenty of room for organs of chest and abdomen. 



The shoulder in the light horse should he quite long and sloping contrasted 

 with the heavy horse, in order that the mov(>niont (action) may be elastic, 

 (piick, and clear. 



The fore limbs should fall peri)endicular from its body attachment to the 

 ground. A plumb-line from point of shoulder should fall just in front of the 

 toe, marking the middle of knee, cannon and foot. 



The arm should appear short and straight; the forearm (between elbow 

 and knee) relatively long, covered with well-delincd, firm muscles. 

 The knee should be broad, deep, and well supported, but clean. 

 The cannon (knee to fetlock) ought to appear comparatively short and 

 quite broad from before back, not badly "tied in" back of knee. All structures 

 should feel firm, hard, and clean ; free from meatiness or coarseness. 



The pastern should likewise be free from fleshiness or coarseness, but strong 

 and sloping, forming angle of about 45 degrees with the ground; free from 

 wind galls and bony enlargements. 



The feet should be sufficiently large, but not appear "flat-footed" ; wide at 

 the heels and show a well-developed frog ; the hoof wall sho,uld appear shiny 

 (waxy), smooth and dense: free from cracks, ridges, and scales. The direc- 

 tion of the toe ought to be nearly if not in line with that of the pastern. 



The hind limb should neither be too straight nor too crooked. A plumb 

 from center of hip joint should divide the gaskin (lower thigh) and foot in 

 their middles; likewise a line from point of buttocks should equally divide 

 the leg from behind and fall just back of and parallel to the back tendons of 

 shank (hind cannon). 



The region from hip joint to hock should appear quite long and heavily 

 muscled, clean, firm, and hard, giving rise to the great propelling power which 

 should lie in this region. 



The hock should be broad, deep, and well supported, but clean, as in the 

 knee of fore limb. 



The shank also should appear much as the cannon, namely, broad from 

 before back, firm, hard, and clean. 



The hind pastern should have somewhat less slope than in the forelimb ; 

 angle about GO degrees with ground ; should be strong and yet free from coarse- 

 ness. 



The hind feet should appear much as the fore ones, but may he slightly 

 smaller and more rounded. 



The duties of the light horse are such as to demand that his gait (action), 

 whether at walk or faster, be level and true, each stride evenly balanced. 



Quality in a horse is indicated by a clean outline of the bones of the head 

 and of the cannon regions, by a coat of fine glossy hair, a prominence of super- 

 ficial veins, especially when exercised, and the entire absence of any coarse- 

 ness anywhere. 



If a horse is going to attract attention and command the highest market 

 price, he must possess, in addition to the above features, an abundance of style, 

 "showiness," when standing, and particularly when in motion. 



CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF IJVE STOCK, 



By judicious care and management of our live stock we can keep our ani- 

 mals most economically, keep them in a condition to render their most efficient 

 service and avoid many of the preventable diseases and deformities. 



