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HISTORY OF THE 



We now come to the terms used in describing 

 a horse, and with which it behoves every professed 

 sportsman to be conversant. 



The following is the explanation of the accom- 

 panying plate, which is the portrait of the cele- 

 brated race horse 



FLYING CHILDERS. 



a, the muzzle, b, the face, c, the forehead, d, the 

 jowl, e, the poll, /, the crest, g, the withers, h, the 

 wind-pipe, i, the back, j, the point of the shoulder, 

 /c, the breast or bosom, Z, the arm or fore-arm, m, 

 the knee, nnn, the cannon, o o o, the fetlock, p p, 

 the small pastern, q, the large pastern, r, the hoof, 

 5, the heel, t, the elbow, w, the girth, v, the flank, 

 w, the sheath, x, the stiffles, y, the ham or hock, 

 z, the coronet ; A, the hip, B, the croup, C, the 

 dock, D, the quarter, E, the thigh or gaskin, F, 



