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2. Length of head : Slightly less than three times width 

 between eyes. 



3. Height at croup: (1) Two and one-half times length 

 of head, (2) height of horse at withers, (3) length of 

 body from point of shoulder to quarter. 



4. Height at withers: (1) Approximately two and one- 

 half times length of head, (2) height at croup, (3) 

 length of body from point of shoulder to quarter. 



5. Length of body: (1) Two and one-half times length 

 of head, (2) length at withers, (3) height at croup. 



Oral Exercise. 



414. A certain horse measures 9 inches wide between 

 his eyes. What should be the length of his head ? 



415. The head of another horse is 28.5 inches long. 

 What is the length of his body? 



416. His height at withers ? At croup ? 



417. What should be the length of a horse's head 

 when the body is 62 inches long? 



418. The height at the croup? At the withers? 



419. A certain horse is 17.5 hands high at the croup, 

 and has exactly the proportions given above, what is his 

 height at his withers? 



420. The length of his body? 



421. The length of his head? 



422. The width between his eyes ? 



Important truth. While the problems given here are 

 measurements of real horses, not all good horses con- 



