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out plainly, hard and whipcordy. The lines of demarca- 

 tion between tendon and ligament, and between ligament 

 and bone, must be well supported beneath the knee, not 

 showing any tendency to weakness. Fetlocks. Strong 

 and well supported. Front pastern. Strong, medium 

 length and oblique. Front feet. Rather smaller in pro- 

 portion than in horses of other breeding, round, strong and 

 fairly deep wall ; soles concave, frog well developed ; heels 

 full and not too deep ; toes turning neither in nor out while 

 standing. Body. Back strong and inclined to be short, 

 with a long under-line ; loin broad and well muscled ; ribs 

 well sprung and of good depth. The under-line must be 

 long, otherwise the horse will be shortened in his gait. To 

 get this long under-line, perhaps a longer back will be 

 required than would otherwise be desirable. Croup. 

 Well muscled, carried out straight to tail, which should be 

 full haired and very stylishly carried. Hock. Deep and 

 strong in all directions ; all points well developed, but not 

 rough ; absence of malformations or puffiness ; point very 

 well developed, straight on posterior border; the whole 

 joint clean, hard and of an angular shape. Hock to fet- 

 lock. Cannon short, wider and flatter than in front ; 

 tendons well marked individually, and must not have a 

 pinched appearance below joint in front, but very gradu- 

 ally taper in width from hock to fetlock. Fetlock joint. 

 Large, clean-cut and strong. Hind pasterns. Medium 

 length, sloping and strong. Hind-feet. Smaller and not 

 so round as the front ones ; sole more concave ; frog well 

 developed ; heel good width and not too deep. Color. 

 Bay, brown, chestnut, black, roan and gray ; with reason- 

 able modifications. Skin and hair. Skin soft, mellow and 

 loose, hair fine, silky and straight. Temperament. Mild, 

 energetic, not vicious nor too nervous. Action. Prompt, 



