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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Oct. 



POINTS OF THE HOKSB. 



In connection with the above illustration 

 and enumeration of the points of the horse 

 from "The Horse in the Stable and the Field," 

 by Stonehenge, IMcClure and Harvey, pub- 

 lished by Porter & Coates, Philadelpbia, we 



make a f t w extracts from the remarks of the not be dispensed with in horses intended for 

 editor on these points. We are aware that it ^^^^ ^o''^' ^"^ 'should be desired even in the 



29. The sheath. 



30. The root of the dock or tail. 



THE HIND QUARTER. 



31. The hip joint, round, or ■wh'rl- 

 bone. 



32 The stifl -j int. 



33. 33 Low r thi^h or gaskin. 



3t. The quarters. 



3i. The hock. 



36 The point of the hock. 



37. The curb place. 



3-^. Thn catinon-bore. 



39. The back sinew. 



40. PjMtern or feiiock- joint. 



41 (Coronet. 



42 F .ot ox hoof. 

 4!. H el. 

 44. ypavin place. 



culties known as courage, tractabllity, good 

 temper, «S;c. The size of the muzzle is partly 

 regarded as an element of beauty, and partly 

 as a sign of higli breeding. Hence, in the 

 cart-horse, a coarse jaw and thick muzzle are 

 not regarded. A lart^eand patent nobtnl can- 



is seldom that extracts from a carefully writ- 



cart-horse, for in drawing heavy loads on a 

 hot day. his breathing may be rendered almost 



ten essay do the author justice, as the parts as laborious as that of tlte highly-tasked race 



omitted may be necessary to a just apprecia- 

 tion of that ivhich is cop ed. But on the prin- 

 ciple that "half a loaf is be' ter than no bread," 

 we think the following will be acceptable to 

 all who are interested in the horse : — 



horse or hunter. So also with the jaw, if 

 there is not ample width between ttie two 

 sides for the development and play of the la- 

 rynx and windpipe, the wind is sure to be 

 affected, and in addition, the head cannot be 

 nicely bent on the neck. * * * "phe eye 



The Hkad.— Without a wide forehead i'^ to be examine.! with a twofold purpose, 

 (which part marks the seat of the brain) you i firstly, as an mdex of the temper, tiie nature 

 cannot expect a full development of those fa- j o^ ^^^^^ ^^ marked by the expression of thia 



