POINTS OF TYPICAL BREEDS 75 



hands, 8 being rather the exception than 

 otherwise. 



Black, brown, and bay are the usual 

 colours, but iron grey, etc., are not 

 unfrequently met with. 



The head, wide at the nose, should be 

 set on a short, thick neck ; the back short, 

 and round, cobby quarters ; chest deep, and 

 ribs well sprung ; flanks short. 



The legs should be strongly built, but 

 quite free from coarseness ; the tendons 

 wiry and fine ; feet small, but not con- 

 tracted at the heels or " boxy " in front ; 

 knee and hock joints broad below, but not 

 coarse. 



Many Shetlands hav^e very poor move- 

 ment, so that when buying, if the animal 

 has really good action, other faults (unless 

 really damaging) might be forgiven. 



