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his fore-feet well up, and not move like a daisy- 

 cutter, or over stony ground he will soon come 

 head over heels. 



Broad square knee, and large hinder bone. 



Suspensory ligament and back sinews strong, 

 wiry, and far apart. 



Shank-bone flat, small round in front. 



Pasterns should not be so long, nor quite so 

 oblique as the racer's. The point of the toe in 

 its proper j)lace is most essential. 



Sound, well-shaped, black fore-feet ; rather 

 upright in front of the crust ; never lengthen- 

 ing out more than the angle of forty-five de- 

 grees ; open heels ; sound frog ; and a concave 

 sole, are indispensable. A racer on soft turf 

 might get on better with an indifferent shaped 

 foot : have any fault in preference to an indif- 

 ferent one for a charger. A bad foot can be 

 worth nothing to either. 



HUNTER. 



The nearer he comes to the description of a 

 Charger the better. There is no necessity for his 

 being so high or so handsome. Hog-hunters gene- 

 rally prefer small horses. Great strength, however, 

 in all his limbs, with a moderately broad and flat 

 chest, and circular carcase, is essential. 



The neck must have the curve where the 



