Requisites of Perfect Balance 



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with possible paddling of fore. In B of Fig. 73, we have an elbow close 

 to body and may have interference at knee when at speed. In A of 

 Fig- 73> we ma y a l so have a possible crossing over of fore legs, although 

 this is more likely to occur with B when direction or pointing of hoof, 

 however, is straight ahead. 



In Fig. 74, the legs spread and the lateral extension is excessive. 

 This is due to a wide breast, as in A, with a tendency to toe in, or to 

 a bad direction of leg from knee down, the articulation of both knee and 

 ankle joint being outward, as in B. Again, the feet in A are likely to 

 paddle, and, in B, we have a tendency to interference if separation 

 does not make knee hitting impossible. 



fie. 74 



A 



In Fig. 75, the fore legs have a common position ; namely, that of 

 the regular knee hitter, the articulation of knee joint being outward 

 with arm above and leg below straight in themselves. The hind legs, 

 with the same tendency, are those of the cow-hocked horse, suggesting 

 excessively free stifle joints and spreading as well as outward swinging 

 of legs. It is entirely faulty, both for speed or ordinary work, just as 

 the position in B of Fig. 74 is entirely faulty for the fore legs. 



We can readily see that even here compensations may figure 

 strongly in the making of speed, or in the absence of interference. 

 Without enumerating all the possible combinations of fore with hind, 

 it may be left to the reader what attitude at one end, even though faulty 

 according to standard in Fig. 72, may be compensated by an opposite 



