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Section II.— CONFORMATION AND ITS DEFECTS 



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Introductory 27 



Centre of Gravity ----------- 28 



Equilibrium -...-.-...... 30 



Muscles in Relation to Power and Speed - 31 



The Bones as Levers - - . - 33 



Head and Neck ----- 3G 



Volume and General Aspect of the Head ------ 37 



Form of the Head — Ears - - - - 38 



Length of the Head - --------- 43 



Coupling of the Head ---- 44 



Carriage of the Head ---------- 4(5 



Neck - . - . _ 47 



Carriage of the Neck ---------- 48 



The Withers — Height of the AVithers, Coarse Withers - - - 52 



The BACK^Length, Loins ---------- 55 



Direction of the Back and Loins -------- 57 



The Croup- - 58 



The Breast --------..._ 61 



Chest and Abdomen 62 



The Chest— Height, AVidth - - 63 



Legs — Function of the Limbs --------- 66 



The Shoulder - - ... 68 



The Arm ----- 71 



Elbow .-..---.---. 72 

 Foreaim -..--------.72 



Knee -------------73 



The Canon ------------ 75 



The Fetlock - - - - 79 



The Pastern - - 79 



The Foot — Size and Proportion, Flat Feet, L'pright Feet - - - 81 



The Hind Limb— Thigh ---.----- 82 



Leg (Second Thigh) 85 



Hock - . - 86 



Cow-Hocks - - - 89 



Bow-legs - - - - 89 



Sickle or Curby Hock ..------- 90 



Body and Limbs . - . - - 90 



Distribution of the Weight of the Body - - - - - - 91 



Height — Elevation of the Height at the Withers, Elevation of the Height at 



the Croup 93 



