OUTWARD APPEAHANCE OF THE HORSE. 



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The arm seems long, but this is because it lacks muscular development. 

 The shanks lack strength near the knee and pasterns, and there is a 

 lack of strength generally. 



In the upper right hand figure, the shoulder is not only bad, but the 

 legs and pasterns are weak. There is too much length from the hoof 

 to the joint above. To the uneducated eye the pasterns might seem 

 Hexible. It is, however, the flexibility arising from weakness. The 



SIDE VIEW OF FORE QUARTEUS, SHOWING A GOOD SHOULDER. (See Explanation). 



muscles which carry the tendons lack strength, and with age the 

 power of holding them in position will decrease. If the reader will turn 

 again to the chapter illustrating the muscular development of the horse 

 he will understand these points better. 



