LESSONS IN HORSE JUDGING. 75 



as this muscle is co-extensive with the neck, it 

 follows that the longer the neck the more exten- 

 sive the shoulder movement. Again, as this mus- 

 cle is attached to and runs parallel with the 

 bones of the neck, and its fibres are also parallel 

 with the bones of the neck, it follows that the 

 shoulder will he dragged bodily along the line 

 of the hones of the neck. Therefore, a horse 

 having his head well up will necessarily hft his 

 shoulders bodily upwards and forwards, whilst 

 he will only drag his shoulder forwards whilst 



Figure 9. 



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galloping with his neck and head nearer to the 

 ground. 



Never forget that the shoulder is always 

 dragged hodily in the line of the neck. For 

 high action then the first requisite is that the 

 head and neck be held well up or the shoulder 

 will not be lifted well up, and so forth. 



57. — Flexion and extension take place by 

 means of the muscles belonging to the limb 

 and not from muscles having their origin else- 



