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ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. 



the hand along the withers and the shoulder for saddle-galls, 

 sitfasts, and collar-galls, and over the elbow for shoe boils. 



The knees should be most carefully inspected for broken 

 knees. While no serious injury~may have resulted to the horse's 

 knees by his falling on them, while the joint may be perfectly 

 unimpaired, still the fact that the^horse has fallen on his knees 



Figure 104. — A Study in Conformation 



at some time in his history should cause the careful purchaser to 

 end his examination with the discovery of scars of broken knees. 

 The nerves of the feet are possessed of marvelous sensitive- 

 ness, considering their horny covering, and an animal whose 

 shoulder is sloping enough to plant his foot well out in front of 

 him will not fall, unless he is tired out from extraordinary ex- 



