24 ON THE EXTERNAL CONFORMATION. 



The hips of the blood horse are lower and 

 narrower, proportionably than those ot" the cart 

 horse; on this account he is supposed to be 

 weaker than the latter ; but this be not the fact. 

 For if the croupe of a blood horse be measured 

 from hip to hip, the space will be found (pro- 

 portionably) to be as large as that of a horse 

 with wider and higher hips [inch pi. 4, fig. l) 

 because the surface is more circular, which, if 

 extended flat, would occupy as wide a space. 

 Hence it is evident that the blood horse, in this 

 instance, possesses as large a proportion of muscle, 

 although it be concentrated into a circular form. 



The leg should be perpendicular from the 

 hough to the ground, as exemplified in fig. 2, 

 /. c c, and the houghs not too close to each 

 other, which is vulgarly termed cat or cow- 

 houghed. Vide fg. 1. /. A A, same plate. 



Horses of this description have, in general, 

 the reputation of speed ; but not altogether with 



justice* 



