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any other class of horse. Indeed, the metacary)al 

 bone cannot be too short and stout in the race 

 horse. 



62. — For draught horses the shoulder blade has 

 need of being extremely broad, and placed more 

 upright, in order to fill the upper half of the col- 

 lar well when the body is thrown forward. The 

 arm bone must be also short and stout, and at a 

 less angle with the scapula. These conditions 

 will enable the arm to be placed further back, 

 and the fore legs generally to be placed well 

 under the body, if possible, a little behind the 

 perpendicular. The remaining long bones of the 

 limb from the elbow downwards cannot be too 

 short and thick in order that the horse may be on 

 short, powerful legs. The fore-arm and the shins 

 thus appear of nearly equal length. 



63. — The third class, of which the hunter is a 

 type, must have a lengthy scapula, of good 

 breadth, and set well back. The arm must be 

 in length longer than in the draught horse, but 

 not so long as in the race horse. It also must 

 be placed at an angle with the shoulder blade 

 greater than the cart horse, but less than in the 

 race horse. The fore-arm must be of medium 

 length, also the shin. 



64. — The knee in all classes must be very large, 

 that is, very deep and very broad from side to 

 side, in order that it may be well provided with 

 buffer material as described in paragraph 11. It 

 must not be narrow from before backwards at its 

 lower part, or the horse will be what is known as 

 ' tied in at the knee.' 



