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A STUDY OF FARM AN1MALM 



the ligaments or muscles which support and move the head 

 and neck, move the shoulder blades and extend the ribs 

 forward, promoting deep breathing and providing a powerful 

 support to the entire back along the vertebrae. 



The arm is the wider,, more muscular part just below the 

 shoulder. The width and covering of muscle of the arm, 

 rather than its length, indicate its strength. 



The forearm lies just below the arm and extends to the 

 knee, and should be long and broadly muscular. A thin, 

 narrow forearm is regarded as a weak conformation. 



Figure 45. The relationship of the skeleton of the horse to body conformation. 

 Reproduced from "Diseases of the Horse," U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



The knee should be broad in front, straight in position 

 as viewed from in front, have a good depth, and be strongly 

 supported below with a well-placed, superior cannon bone. 



The cannon bone reaches to the joint above the foot, and 

 consists of a round-fronted bone, with two small bones back 

 of it. There are two tendons lying directly back of the can- 

 non bone. The correct shape for the cannon bone is short 



