CHAPTER II 



POINTS AND EXTERNAL REGIONS 

 OF THE HORSE. 



For convenience, and for a correct understanding of the 

 various external regions of the horse, it is necessary to briefly 

 allude to what are, in popular language, spoken of as the 

 " Points of the Horse," though in reality the term '' points " 

 has a much more significant and broader meaning. 



Horsemen frequently make use of the word " middle 

 piece " (being excellent, etc.), as indicative of the whole of the 

 region lying between the fore and hind limbs. In the same 

 way, the expressions (as being good, poor, etc.), " fore " and 

 " aft," are used in a similar manner. 



For convenience of judging animals, these terms are applic- 

 able and expressive, but quite useless for the study of the 

 various regions and structures included within the afore- 

 mentioned areas. 



The head, neck, body and hmbs are all capable of division 

 and sub-division, consequently, the author will consider these 

 regions in the manner in which they are usually described, 

 starting with the 



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