THE HORSE 



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can not travel well. The front knees of the horse should be 

 large, straight, and angular, and, when viewed from in front, 

 the feet should be in line with the legs. 



Appearance of horses. Everyone likes to see a beautiful 

 horse, and even if a person has not studied horses he knows 

 an attractive horse with good style .and carriage when he sees 



FIG 18. A GOOD FARM TEAM 



it. No matter what kind of work horses are kept to do, it 

 is desirable that they look well. Much of the appearance 

 of horses depends upon their flesh and fettle and the groom- 

 ing they have had, but more depends upon the breeding. We 

 like to see a horse with proper length of neck forming a crest 

 rising upwards from the bodj^, with the head and nose 



