1 8 NAMES OF EXTERNAL PARTS. 



The Ribs (13) are bounded by the shoulders in 

 front, by the flanks behind, by the back above, and by the 

 belly and brisket below. 



The Flank (14) is that part of the side of the horse 

 which is free from bone and which thinly covers the intes- 

 tines. It is placed between the loins above, the ribs to 

 the front, the tliigh and point of the hip to the rear, and 

 the belly below. 



The holloisj of the flank is the upper portion of the flank, 

 which is bounded above by the loins, and below by a line 

 joining the end of the last rib with the lower edge of the 

 point of the hip. 



The Belly (15) or abdomen is the large cavity (Fig. 

 19) which contains the stomach, liver, spleen, intestines, 

 kidneys, bladder, etc. The term " belly " is applied, in 

 common phraseology, to the underneath portion of the 

 body which is not covered by bone. 



The Brisket (16) is the lower part of the horse's chest. 



The girth-place is that portion of the chest which 

 is just behind the fore-legs, and underneath which the 

 girths pass when the horse is saddled. 



The Croup (17) is that portion of the upper part of 

 the body which is situated between the loins in front and 

 the tail behind. , Roughly speaking, it may be said to 

 extend down, on each side, to a line drawn from the lower 

 edge of the point of the hip, to the point of the buttock. 



The point of the hip (S) is the bony surface, more or 

 less prominent, which is a little to the rear of the last rib. 

 It is the anterior point of the pelvis. 



The point of the buttock (0) is the bony prominence 

 which is the rearmost point of the pelvis. It is a few 

 inches below the root of the tail. 



