FOXES '-FOXHOUNDS & FOX-HUNTING 



ground on an even surface. The flatness of the 

 pad tends to minimize jar and concussion, in which 

 respect additional aid is given by the long pastern, 

 which provides spring in an obHque or backward 

 direction. 



Pad of the Naturai. 

 OR Hare Foot. 



Hare Foot and 

 OBi,iQtm Pastern. 



Any vibration there may be is taken up by the 

 strong ligaments at the back of the leg, which 

 eventually lead to the shoulder. If the latter is 

 well sloped, the muscles surrounding it take up 

 the concussion in their turn, and it is neutralised 

 before it can reach the brain via the spinal 



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