HORSE BREEDING. 1323 



Elbow. — Well muscled and lying close to chest. 



Forearm. — Well developed and strong, with muscles well defined and 

 standing boldly out. 



Knee. — Straight, strong in all directions, free from malformations. 



Knee to Foot. — Cannon-bone rather short, broad, flat and clean, not 

 feathered, tendons well defined and prominent, skin lying close to bone 

 and tendon, tendons not too much tied in below knee, an absence of 

 beefiness, pasterns strong, of medium length and obliquity. 



Foot. — Of medium size, rather round with strong wall, sole rather 

 concave, frog large and well developed, heels broad, strong and not too 

 deep, must not toe either in or out. 



JTaunrh. — Muscles well developed, deep through ham, quarters broad 

 end strong. 



Stifle. — Strong and well muscled, compact. 



Gaskin. — Muscles prominent and hard, hamstring prominent. 



Hock. — Large and strong in all directions, all parts well developed, an 

 absence of malformations and puffiness, point well developed and pos- 

 terior border straight. 



Hock to Foot. — Cannon-bone rather short, broader and flatter than in 

 front, little or no feathering, an absence of })eetiness, tendons standing 

 out prominently and well defined and not tied in below joint, skin lying- 

 close to bone and tendon, fetlock joint large and strong, pasterns strong, 

 of medium length and obliquity. 



Foot. — Smaller and not so round as in front, sole more concave, frog 

 well developed, heels strong and not too deep. 



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

 modifications. 



8kin. — Soft, mellow, loose, not like parchment. 



Temperament. — Docile, kind, prompt, energetic, not nervous. 



Style and Action. — Free and elastic, perfect in trotting gait, a good 

 walker, must not paddle or rool in front, may go wide behind, may 

 either trot or pace, and must go level without hitting himself any phice, 

 and be able to go fast. 



Weight. — 9r)0 to 1200 pounds, or even more. 



Height. — 15 to IG^ hands. 



The mare and gelding of this class may be of the same general type 

 as the stallion, but not so masculine looking; the neck, withers and gen- 

 eral physiognomy being the points which contribute most to the more 

 tffeminate appearance of these animals. The neck should be more del- 

 icate and cleaner cut, the crest not so well developed, the withers more 

 pronounced, not so thick through and through at the upper part, and 



