THE STALLION. 27 



to year. Don't. Stand off rather and take a 

 good look at the stallion. If he looks like what 

 is wanted and has the right kind of an out- 

 look to him, glance at his back and quarter, 

 loin and flank. If he is short in his back, strong 

 in his loin, full quartered, has plenty of space 

 to take care of his dinner, and his rib is long 

 and well sprung out from the backbone, then in- 

 spect his feet and legs. 



AVidth in front and behind is essential, but 

 the legs should not be stuck on one at each 

 corner. A horse made that way always rolls 

 in front and goes wide behind. The legs should 

 be set well under the body and heavily muscled 

 outside. This heavy muscling gives the proper 

 sort of width. The quarters should be round, 

 the tailhead well elevated, the lower thighs well 

 filled, carrying the width of the upper quarters 

 well down to the gaskins, into which it should 

 round off nicely and then taper to the hock. The 

 forearms should bulge prominently forward 

 and outward and the muscle above and forward 

 of the elbow should be heavy and the chest 

 prominent and deep. The neck should spring 

 well from a pair of sloping shoulders, curve 

 abruptly to the crest and then still upward to 

 the ears. The lower line of the neck should 

 curve outward and then inward to the throttle 

 which should be as fine as possible for beauty's 

 sake. A horse is a poorly constructed animal at 

 the best. Such an enormous weight as the head 



