1320 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



Withers. — More prominent and not so thick as the stallion; back 

 straight and rather short, loins broad and strong. 



Croup. — Not too sloi)ing, dock coming out well up, tail well haired, 

 carried straight and well out from the body. 



Chest. — Ribs long and well sprung, deep from above downwards. 



Shoulders. — Moderately sloping, well nmsclcd over shoulder-blade. 



Elbow. — Well developed and lying close to chest. 



Forearm. — Strong, muscles well developed, well defined and standing 

 boldly out. 



Knee. — Large and strong in all directions, upright; should be crit- 

 ically examined for malformations. 



Knee to Foot. — Cannon-bone strong, broad and flat, tendons well 

 defined and standing boldly out, and not apparently too much tied in 

 below the knee, and absence of bcefincss and long hair, skin lying close to 

 bone and tendon, pastern strong, of medium length and obliquity. 



Foot. — Of medium size and tolerably round, horn thick, strong and 

 with smooth surface, sole rather concave, frog full and well developed, 

 heels broad and strong and not too high, must not turn toes either in 

 or out. 



Haunch. — Muscles strong and standing boldly out, well defined, hind 

 quarters broad and strong. 



Stifle. — Strong and well muscled. 



Gaskin. — Strong, muscles well defined, large and standing boldly out. 



Hock. — Strong and well developed in all directons, an absence of 

 coarseness and pufiiness, point of hock well developed and posterior border 

 straight. 



Ilock to Foot. — Kind cannons broad, strong and clean, tendons strong, 

 well defined and standing boldly out, not tied in below joint, an absence 

 of bccfincss, skin lying close to bone and tendon, limb flatter than the 

 front one; pasterns strong, of medium length and obliquity. 



Foot. — Smaller and narrower than in front, sole more concave, frog 

 large and strong, heels strong and not too deep. 



Color. — Bay brown, black, chestnut, roan, gray, with reasonable 

 modifications. (A good horse of this class may be a bad color.) 



Skin. — Soft, mellow, not like parchment. 



Temperament. — Docile, lively, energetic, not sluggish, free from 

 nervousness. 



Style and Action. — General appearance attractive and stylish, knees 

 well bent and fore feet lifted high from the ground when in motion, 

 being brought forward in a straight line, with neither a paddling nor 

 rolling motion, and not allowing the foot to tarry in the air, but extend- 

 ing it promptly and boldly forward with a long stride, hocks well bent 



