FORE- ARM — FORE-LEGS 



however, be regarded as a fair average price to charge for a 

 week's forage. (See Food.) 



Fore-arm. — The fore-arm is that part of the front leg 

 which extends from the shoulder to the knee ; it possesses two 

 bones — namely, the radius, which is connected with the above- 

 mentioned joints, and the ulna, which is united with it at the 

 back, and which projects above it, the top of the ulna forming 

 the point of the elbow. (See Fore-legs.) 



Forehand. — The term applied to the front part of a 

 horse's conformation, which includes the head, neck, chest, 

 shoulders, and fore-legs. 



Forehead. — The front part of a horse's head which 

 extends from the occipital crest to the eyes, where the face 

 commences. 



Fore-legs. — The fore-legs consist of three joints — namely, 

 the elbows, the knees, and the fetlock — and three sets of 

 bones. The elbow is connected with the shoulders above 

 and the knee below by the fore-arm, which is made up, 

 amongst other things, of two bones — the radius, upon the 

 top of which the humerus or lower shoulder bone rests, and 

 the ulna, which is situated behind it, the top of this bone 

 forming the point of the elbow. The knee possesses two 

 rows of bones, the chief bone of the joint being known as 

 the pisiform, and this is curved inwards, forming a groove 

 for the back tendons to pass through. The knee and the 

 pasterns are connected by three bones — namely, the cannon 

 bone in front, and the two splint bones behind it. Below the 

 pastern, and connecting it with the foot, comes the fetlock 

 joint, which contains the long and short pastern bones and 

 the sesamoid bone ; whilst the bones of the foot are the pedal 

 or coffin bone in front, and the navicular bone behind and 

 above it, joining the short pastern bone. 



There are also muscles connecting the fore-leg with the 



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