Horses 



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Heavy-harness horses. The show horses of the parks are 

 classed as heavy-harness horses. They are known, also, as 

 coach, or carriage, horses. The weight varies somewhat ac- 

 cording to the breed; mares and geldings range from 1100 to 



FIG. 118. Points of the horse. 1, muzzle ; 2, lips ; 3, nostril ; 4, face ; 5, eye ; 

 6, forehead ; 7, foretop ; 8, ears ; 9, poll; 10, jaw; 11, throatlatch ; 12, neck; 

 13, crest; 14, withers; 15, shoulder; 16, breast; 17, point of shoulder; 

 18, arm; 19, elbow; 20, fore flank; 21, forearm; 22, knee; 23, cannon; 

 24, fetlock joint ; 25, pastern ; 26, coronet ; 27, feet ; 28, seat of side bone ; 

 29, seat of splint; 30, chestnut; 31, abdomen; 32, ribs; 33, back; 34, loin; 

 35, point of hip ; 36, coupling ; 37, hind flank ; 38, sheath ; 39, stifle joint ; 

 40, seat of thoroughpin ; 41, seat of bog spavin; 42, seat of bone spavin; 

 43, seat of ring bone; 44, seat of curb; 45 f hock; 46, gaskin ; 47, thigh; 

 48, quarter; 49, croup; 50, point of buttock; 51, tail. 



1250 pounds and stallions from 1250 to 1450 pounds. The 

 typical coach horse stands about 16 hands high. The 

 animals are less angular than the light-harness horses, next 

 described, and show less speed. The head should be lean, 



