THE FRAMEWOKK OF THE HOESE. 



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as the manege-rider does ; who, however, at the same 

 time, gets the toes of the horse's hind feet up to the 



y F H 



Fig. 4. 



M 



line / K in a "bent position, which naturally brings the 

 croup down* (see fig. 1, # 2 se 2 ). 



This same figure taken together with Plate II. brings 

 us to the final result at which we have aimed all 

 through this chapter namely, the equilibrium of the 

 horse in motion as compared with the same in a state 

 of rest. Under the latter supposition (rest), we could 

 only show, from the formation of the spinal column 

 (back), that the fourteenth vertebra indicates, by its 



* It is necessary to remark that in this case the basis of the figure 

 remains as before at G and M, the hind legs acting not merely as 

 mechanical props, but maintaining a portion of the weight by mus- 

 cular action, which, however, must not be too long continued. 



