CHAPTER II. 



NAMES OF EXTERNAL PARTS. 



Head— Neck— Breast and Chest— Shoulders— Withers— Elbow— Fore-Arm— Knee 

 —Shank — Fetlock — Pastern — Hoof— Back— Loins— Ribs— Flank— Belly- 

 Brisket — Croup — Thigh — Gaskin — Hock — Dock — Height of a Horse — Length 

 of the Body of a Horse— Depth of Chest at Withers— Depth of Body— Height 

 at Croup. 



As the external parts and regions of the body do not, 

 in many cases, admit of very accurate definition, I crave 

 the indulgence of my readers in this attempt to mark 

 out their positions and boundaries. I have omitted 

 mention of some parts which, being known to every- 

 one, require no explanation. The figures and letters 

 employed in the following list have reference to those 

 on Fig. 14. 



Head (i). — Looking at the horse in profile, we may 

 regard the head as being divided from the neck by aline 

 proceeding from the back of the ear, along the rear edge 

 of the lower jaw to its angle. 



The forehead {A) forms the upper part of the face. It 

 extends down to a line joining the inner angle (canthus) 

 of each eye, and reaches as high as the fore-lock and the 

 base of the ears. 



The fore-lock is that part of the mane which hangs 

 down over the face. 



The temples are those portions of the head, on each 

 side of the forehead, which lie between the ear and eye. 



The nose (B) is a continuation of the forehead, and 



