THE PELVIS. 



309 



shall see that the push, in draught, by the hind leg, is in 

 an irregular line from the toe, through the bones of the hind 

 limb, the pelvis, and the body, to the centre of pressure 

 of the collar on the shoulder. In Fig. 182, the line of 

 propulsion is similar to that in heavy draught, except that 

 it passes through the centre of gravity, instead of the centre 

 of pressure on the shoulder by the collar. It is evident 



^^.^^■BBEliS^&l* 



Photo by^ [Dixon & Sons. 



Fig. 384. — Rear view of 



Ormonde. 



Pholo hij] [M. H. H. 



Fig. 385. — Rear view of well -shaped 15 stone 

 hunter (Fig. 322). 



that the straighter this irregular line is, the more effective 

 will be the propulsion. In draught, therefore, shortness 

 of the hind limbs, as compared to the fore-hand, will be 

 an advantage, in that it will tend to render the line of 

 bones through which propulsion takes place, straight. As 

 good length of hind limb is a necessity in the galloper ; 

 any reduction in the convexity of this line will have to 

 be obtained by the opening out of its angles, and not by 

 curtailing the length of the hind limb. Thus, the hind 



