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quarters with propelling powers to land him safely over 

 his fences ; a good chest, with lungs inside of it sufficiently 

 sound to allow of his galloping without showing signs of 

 distress ; and good eyes to enable him to see where he 



is gomg. 



STRAIGHT FORE LEGS. 





VERY DEFECTIVE. 



Straight fore-legs, such as are shown in the illustration, 

 are an absolutely essential quality — and they should emerge 

 from the trunk with plenty of firm muscle as well as good 

 fleshy substance. Legs that are too close together, or too 

 far apart, are alike defective, and ought not to be over- 

 looked. 



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