82 THE DIFFERENT BREEDS OF ENGLISH HORSES. 



then be well set on. Tt will form that angle with the neck which gives a 

 lio'ht and pleasant mouth. 



"^The forehand should be loftier than that of the racer. A turf horse may- 

 be forgiven if his hind quarters rise an inch or even two above his fore 

 ones. ''His principal power is wanted from behind, and the very lowness 

 of the forehand may thro^v more weight in front, and cause the whole 

 machine to be more easilv and speedily moved. A lofty forehand, however, 

 is indispensable in the hunter ; and a shoulder as extensive as m the racer 

 and as oblique, and somewhat thicker. The saddle will then be in its 

 proper place, and will continue so, however long may be the run. 



THE IirxTF.Ii. 



The barrp] should be rounder, in order to give greater room for the heart 

 and lungs to play, and to send more and purer blood to the larger frame 

 of this horse, especially when the run continues unchecked for a time that 

 begins to be distressing. A bi^oad chest is always an excellence in a 

 hunter. In the violent and long-continued exertion of the chase the 

 respiration is exceedingly quickened, and abundantly more blood is hvimned 

 tlirough the lungs in a given time than when the animal is at rest. There 

 must Toe sufhcieiit room for this, or he will not only be distressed, but 

 possibly destroyed. The majority of the horses that perish in the field 

 are narrow-chested. 



The arm should be as muscular as that of the racer, or even more so, 

 for both strength and endurance are wanted. 



The leg should be deeper than that of the race-horse — broader as we 

 stand at the side of the horse— and especially beneath the knee. In pro- 

 portion to the distance of the tendon from the cannon or shank-bone, and 



