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THE EXTERIOR OF THE HORSE 



on, it is a part to which great importance is attached in the matter of 

 conformation. 



The Back. — The back, as understood by horsemen, is an arbitrary 

 division of the part properly so called, and extends from the slope of 

 the withers in front to the last rib behind, where it is connected with 



Fig. 10. — Exterior of the Horse ; 



1 Forehead. "' Poll. 3 Ear. ' Nose. s Nasal Peak. » Nostril. i" Upper Lip. 

 '3 Cheek. ^^ Neck. '^ Withers. ^' Back. ^* Loins. ^' Croup. -' Throat. ^- Cervical Groove. 

 23 Shoulder. ^ Shoulder Point. ''^ Breast. "■'s Forearm. ™ Chestnut. 3' Knee. '^- Canon. 33 Fetlock- 

 joint. 3* Pastern. 35 Coronet. 36 Foot. 38 Chest. 39 Abdomen. *» Flank. ■■- Sheath. « Thigh. 

 ^ Haunch. ^ Leg or Gaskin. ^o Point of Hock. *" Chestnut. ^3 Canon. ^ Fetlock-joint. ^ Pastern. 

 =6 Coronet ^7 Foot. 



Three-quarter Front View 



9 Nostril 

 Croup. 



" Lower Lip. 



the loins. It extends over and embraces about eleven of the eighteen 

 dorsal vertebrae, as well as the arches of the corresjDonding ribs. The 

 back is largely made up of mu.scles of various forms and lengths, some 

 of which extend from the haunch behind to the neck in front. 



The Loins. — The loins, like the withers and the back, have their 

 anatomical base in the spine, and extend from the last dorsal vertebra 



