THE FOXHOUND'S FEET 



Given feet of natural shape, on which he can 

 stand squarely, and above which are fairly 

 long, oblique pasterns, a hound is more than half 

 equipped towards negotiating rough going with 

 ease to himself. If in addition he is the possessor 

 of a well formed shoulde^, he will be able to hunt 

 and run in any sort of country. On the formation 

 of the shoulder depends speed, and to a great 

 extent minimization of concussion. Many of the 

 standard type hounds have a tendeftcy towards 



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Three Types of Shoui,ders. 



I. Normal Shoulder. 2. Racing Shoulder. 3. Upright or Loaded Shoulder. 



Upright and loaded shoulders, which means loss of 

 reach, and consequent lack of pace. In what 

 we may term a normal shoulder, the scapula or 

 shoulder blade is laid back at a fair angle, while 

 the humerus or arm, inclines towards the hori- 

 zontal. With such a shoulder, there is less 

 jar at the point where the humerus joins the ulna 

 and radius, or in other words the top of the forearm 



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