POINTS OF TYPICAL BREEfJS 59 



Look at the chest. It should be wide and 

 deep ; the shoulders long, and fairly oblique. 



The neck should be short, muscular, 

 thick, and neatly arched, supporting a head 

 of proportionate size, with eyes giving the 

 face an expression of " courage." 



Forearm ought to be long, yet strong, and 

 the bone (cannon) below the knee short ; 

 pasterns short, neither too upright nor over- 

 slanting. Broad joints, free from disease, 

 giving a fair range of movement, are typical 

 of quality. 



Many Hackneys have " extravagant " 

 action, and we have noted over and over 

 again how exceedingly lightly the feet are 

 placed on the ground by many of these animals, 

 diminishing concussion. Moderate, all-round 

 action is the best, so far as utility for general 

 purposes goes. 



