468 NAMES OF EXTERNAL PARTS. 



accident or overwork, is a fruitful cause of lameness, 

 especially in saddle horses that are employed in fast 

 work. 



The fore-arm (5) is the portion of the fore leg 

 between the knee and the elbow. 



The point of the elbow (/) is the bony projection 

 which is at the top and back of the fore-arm. 



The point of the shoulder (//) is the prominent 

 bony angle which lies a little below the junction 

 of the neck and shoulder, and consists of the outer 

 portion of the upper end of the humerus. 



The forehead (A) is the front part of the head 

 which is above the eyes. 



The nose (B) is a continuation of the forehead, and 

 ends opposite the nostrils (C). 



The muzzle is the lower end of the head, and in- 

 cludes the nostrils, upper and lower lips (D and ), 

 and the bones and teeth covered by the lips. 



The chin-groove (F) is the depression at the back 

 of the lower jaw, and just above the fulness of the 

 lower lip, which, in this case, assumes the appearance 

 of a chin. 



The angles of the lower jaw (G) are the bony 

 angles between which the upper end of the wind-pipe 

 lies. 



The withers (4) are the bony ridge which is the 

 forward end of the back. 



The shoulders (3) are the bony and muscular por- 

 tion of the body which is more or less included 

 between a line drawn from the point of the shoulder 



