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muscle for pulling. A horse having a narrow hock is not 

 able to draw a heavy load, is easily exhausted, and liable to 

 curb diseases (see Figs. 168 and 169). 



The legs of all kinds of horses should be straight : a 

 line dropped from the point of the shoulder to the ground 

 should divide the knees, canon, fetlock, and foot in two 

 equal parts. When the animal is formed in this way, the 



FIG. 170. THE ROADSTER TYPE 



feet have room to be straight and square, with just the 

 breadth of a hoof between them (Fig. 167). 



The roadsters are lighter in bone and less heavily muscled ; 

 their legs are longer than those of the draft horses, and, 

 as horsemen say, more " daylight " can be seen under the 

 body. The neck is long and thin, but fits nicely into the 

 shoulders. The shoulders are sloping and long, and give 

 the roadster ability to reach well out in his stride. The 



