THE SHIRE AND CART HORSE 



bones of the shire ought to be short, broad, and flat from front 

 to back. Thickening of back tendons, sphnt and swelhng 

 around the pastern joints are the chief causes of unsoundness 

 in this region. 



Although a cart horse is hable to become lame through the 

 pressure of a formed (or forming) splint, the latter has not 

 the same significance as that upon a horse required for fast 



Shire Stallion. 



T/ic property of Messrs. Thompson, Leicester. 



work. The intending buyer, if he finds such present, must 

 exercise his own discretion in purchasing. Strictly speaking, 

 this constitutes unsoundness, but the first named defect, 

 sprung tendons, should condemn the animal outright. Pasterns 

 to be broad and square, of moderate length, and of good slope 

 Any tendency towards short, upright pasterns is decidedly 



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