THE MILITARY HORSE 191 



Fore-legs. Vertical and properly placed ; with elbow 

 large, long, prominent and clear of chest ; fore-arm large 

 at the elbow, long and heavily muscled. 



Knees. Neatly outlined, large, prominent, wide in 

 front, well situated and well directed. 



Back. Short, straight and well muscled. 



Loins. Broad, straight, very short and muscular. 



Barrel. Large, increasing in size toward flanks, with 

 ribs well arched and definitely separated. 



Hindquarters. Wide, thick, very long, full, heavily 

 muscled, rounded externally and well directed. 



Tail. Fine and intact ; well carried and firm. 



Hocks. Neatly outlined, lean, large, wide from front 

 to rear, well situated and well directed. 



Limbs. From knees and hocks downward vertical, 

 short, wide laterally, with tendons and ligaments standing 

 well out from bone and distinctly defined. 



Pasterns. Strong, medium length, not too oblique and 

 well directed. 



Feet. Medium size, circular in shape, sound ; with 

 horn dark, smooth and of fine texture; sole moderately 

 concave, and frog well developed, sound, firm, large, 

 elastic and healthy. 



Each horse will be subjected to a rigid inspection and 

 any animal that does not meet with the above require- 

 ments should be rejected. No white or gray horses will 

 be accepted. 



228. Horses, special descriptions. (U. S. War Dept.) 



Mature cavalry horses and saddle horses for mountain 

 artillery, Signal Corps, Engineer Corps, Infantry 

 and other purposes. 

 The mature horse must be sound, well bred, of a su- 



