POINTS OF THE HORSE 



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Head. 



1. Muzzle. 



2. Nostril. 



3. Forehead. 



4. Jaw. 



5. Poll. 



Neck. 



6. 6. Crest. 



7. Throttle or wind- 



pipe. 



Fore-Quarter. 



8. Shoulder-blade. 

 Point of shoulder. 

 Bosom or breast. 

 II. True-arm. 

 Elbow. 



Fore-arm (arm). 

 Knee. 

 Cannon-bone. 



8, 



9. 



10. 



II, 



12. 



13. 

 14. 



15- 



16. Back sinew. 



17. Fetlock or pastern- 



joint. 



18. Coronet. 



19. Hoof or foot. 



20. Heel. 



Body, or Middle- 

 Piece. 



21. Withers. 



22. Back. 



23. 23. Ribs (forming 



together the barrel 

 or chest). 



24. 24. Circumference 



of the chest at this 

 point, called the 

 girth. 



25. Loins. 



26. Croup. 



27. Hip. 



28. Flank. 



31 



Sheath. 



Root of the dock or 

 tail. 



Hind-Quarter. 



Hip-joint, round, or 



whirl-bone. 

 32. Stifle-joint. 

 33i 33' Lower thigh or 



gaskin. 



34. Quarters. 



35. Hock. 



36. Point of the hock. 



37. Curb-place. 



38. Cannon-bone. 



39. Back sinew. 



40. Fetlock or pastern- 



joint. 



41. Coronet. 



42. Hoof or foot. 



43. Heel. 



44. Spavin-place. 



(From Stonehenge's " Horse in Stable and Field.") 



