390 TYPES AND MARKET CLASSES OF LIVE STOCK 



length, and, as viewed in profile, the face line should be rather 

 straight. A Roman face line indicates a strong, determined 

 will, and is not desirable. 



Neck. The neck of the draft horse should be at least 

 medium long, and should be very muscular, with some degree 

 of crest or arch to the top. The crest should be pronounced 

 in the stallion, but not so excessive as to break over to one side. 

 At the junction with the body, the neck should be very deep, 

 but at the throttle it should be very trim and rather cut up 

 underneath, with no fullness or thickness there to bring pressure 

 on the windpipe. The head and neck should be carried well 

 up, to insure good vision, lighten the forehand, and improve 

 the appearance. 



Shoulders. The shoulders should be very deep, muscular, 

 and have much slope. An upright shoulder results in trans- 

 mission of shock, and also in shortness of stride. A sloping, 

 muscular shoulder that is laid in snugly is conducive to good 

 action. Frequently, the shoulders are too open and prominent, 

 so that the horse does not stand over his legs as he should. Such 

 horses do not take a straight stride, but swing their legs outward 

 when in action. 



Withers. The tops of the shoulder blades should come 

 well together so that the withers may be well defined, though 

 muscular, and not as sharp as in the lighter kinds of horses. 



Breast and chest. The breast should be very wide and 

 very muscular. The chest should be full, wide, and deep, to 

 provide room for heart and lungs. The horse is an athlete, and 

 large lungs and good heart action are very essential. A con- 

 tracted heart-girth shows lack of constitution. There is no 

 such thing as too much heart-girth or chest capacity. 



Arm. The arm should be very muscular, and should be 

 thrown forward to give slope to the shoulder. 



Forearm. The forearm should be powerfully muscled, 

 so that as viewed from the side it appears very broad next to 

 the body, tapering to the knee. No muscles are present below 

 the knees and hocks, hence the action is dependent upon the 

 muscles above these joints. 



Knee. The knee must be broad from every point of view, 

 and must be deep from top to bottom. This provides a large 

 joint, indicating strength. The knee must also be straight, so 

 as to set the leg straight below the body. There must be no 

 meatiness about the knee or any of the joints or parts below, 



