ON THE EXTERNAL CONFORMATION. H 

 The general proportion of the limb is consti- 

 tuted by two equal divisions, viz. from the elbow 

 to the knee, and from the knee to the ground. 



The length of the fore leg should corres- 

 pond with that of the hind leg, that is to say, 

 the elbow D, should describe a horizontal line 

 with the stifle E, plate 1, otherwise the harmony 

 of motion is lost, as is the case in a carriage, 

 where the fore wheels are of a smaller diameter 

 than the hinder wheels, on which account they 

 are obliged to perform three revolutions to two 

 of the latter. 



THE BODY 



Contains the principal viscera and organs 

 of life. The common appellation of this part, 

 amongst horsemen, is the carcase; thus a horse 

 is said to be long or short in the carcase. A 

 horse which is short in the carcase, is usually 

 C ribbed 



