POINTS OF TYPICAL BREEDS 67 



nervousness In the presence of various and 

 suddenly developed sounds. 



When selecting, try and avoid buying- 

 an animal having the slightest Inclination 

 towards upright pasterns, because this gives 

 a stilty gait, consequently a very unpleasant 

 sensation to the rider. Moderate slope of 

 pastern Is the best. 



Chief amongst the defects to be looked 

 for In the park hack are : spavin, flatness 

 of soles, navicular disease, broken wind, 

 roaring or whistling, defective vision, 

 thoropin, saddle galls (old ones being indi- 

 cated by white hairs on the saddle-bed), 

 splint (if on the outside or near to knee), 

 old scars at the angles of the mouth (indi- 

 cative of a puller), curb, capped hock, 

 thickened tendons, and lastly, corn (^see 

 these diseases dealt with elsewhere). 



