1326 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



developed muscles, branches of lower jaw well spread apart at their 

 angles. 



Neck. — Clean cut and rangy, crest well developed and whipcordy, 

 but not so full as in the stallion, the point where the neck leaves off to 

 be well marked in frontof the withers, jugular gutter well marked, wind- 

 pipe standing out independently of the rest of the neck, attachments of 

 head to neck well marked and to be rather angular, of the obtuse order. 

 Withers. — Well developed and high, forming a well marked promi- 

 nence over the shoulder, the top of which should not be thick; the 

 back, springing from the posterior aspect of the withers, should be 

 straight and short, loins broad and well muscled. 



Croup. — Rather long and somewhat sloping, with dock coming out 

 well up, tail carried straight, well out from the body and in a gracefully 

 arched manner. 



■ Chest. — Somewhat cone-shaped with good broad base behind, apex 

 between shoulders rather narrow, but deep through the girth, ribs long 

 and well sprung with well-marked angles. 



Shoulder. — Coming from high, sharp withers, should be obliciue from 

 above downward, blade clothed with hard muscles, well formed but 

 not bulky. 



Ulboio. — Well muscled and lying close to chest. 



Forearm. — Well developed and strong, with muscles standing boldly 

 out and well defined, marked from each other by grooves. 



Knee, knee to foot, foot, haunch, stifle, gaskin, hock, hock to foot, 

 foot, color and skin, same as stallion. 



Temperament. — More docile than the stallion, l)ut still very energetic. 



Action. — Rather lighter on foot than the stallion; in other respects 

 the same. 



Weight.— ^ixy 850 to 1250 pounds. 



Height.— Sixy 15 to 16^ hands. 



The saddle horse may be of the same general type as the thorough- 

 bred (mare or gelding), but if not Ihoroughljred will not have as much 

 (|uality. Must have good manners, a mouth that responds readily to 

 the hand of his rider. Graceful and elastic actions in all paces being 

 essential. 



We will now give a 'sw illustrations showing some of the desirable 

 and undesirable points of conformation of the horse. From these ilhis- 

 trations the breeder will be able to inform himself as to the various 

 features and traits of disposition; also the correct and incorrect posi- 

 tion of the limbs, feet, etc. 



