696 Rural School Leaflet. 



is the source of carbon in plants ; and animals derive their carbon directly 

 or indirectly from plants. 



ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON THE HORSE. 



In the November Supplement to the Rural School Leaflet, we 

 published a list of questions on the horse. Many children have answered 

 these questions, but some have found it difficult to be sure about their 

 answers. We shall, therefore, publish the list with the answers so that 

 you may learn whether your observations were correct. 



Questions.'^ 



1. Where is the horse's knee joint? Which way does the knee bend? 



2. Where is its hock joint? Which way does it bend? 



3. Can a horse sleep when standing? 



4. How are the legs placed when a horse lies down? 



5. How does a horse get up — front legs first or hind legs first? 

 How does a cow get up? 



6. When a horse starts, after standing, what foot does he put for- 

 ward first — the left or the right? Fore or back? WHiat foot moves next? 



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

 or do lefts and rights move together? 



8. What does a driver mean when he says that a horse " forges " or 

 " over-reaches ?" 



9. Name the things that a horse commonly eats. What is a good 

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



Answers. 

 M. w. harper. 



1. The knee joint is situated a little over half way down the front leg 

 between the fore arm, which is above, and the canon which is below. It 

 corresponds to the wrist of a man. 



The knee joint bends backward. 



2. The hock joint is situated about half way down the hind leg, and 

 is analogous to the knee. 



The hock bends forward. 



3. A horse can sleep standing, and will do so rather than lie in an 

 uncomfortable place unless there is something the matter with his feet, or 

 he is very tired. 



4. When a horse lies down, he draws the four feet together under 

 the body, lowers the head, bends over his knees until they touch the 

 ground, and gently falls over on the side, the right or the left. He may 

 now assume one of two positions, first, if on the right side, he rests on the 

 chest and the abdomen with all four legs half bent and drawn up towards 

 the abdomen, the head and neck swung to the left and probably resting 



*Thcsc questions were prepared by L. H. Bailey. 



