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The Ribs (13) arc boundccl by the shoulders in 

 front, by the Jlanks behind, by the back above, and by the 

 belly and brisket below. 



The Flank (14) is that part of the side of the horse 

 which is her Ironi bone and which thinly covers the intes- 

 tines. It is ])laced between the loins above, the ribs to 

 (he Iroiil, the lhi,L;,h and point of th(> hip to the rear, and 

 (he belly below. 



The holloxv of tlic flank is the upper portion of the flank, 

 which is bounded above by the loins, and below by a line 

 joining the end of the last I'ib with the lower edge of the 

 point of tlie hip. 



The Belly (15) or abdomen is the large cavity (Fig. 

 19) which contains the stomach, liver, spleen, intestines, 

 kidneys, bladder, etc. The term " belly " is applied, in 

 common phraseology, to the underneath portion of the 

 bo(h- which is not co\-ercd by bone. 



The Brisket (16) is the lower part of the horse's chest. 



The girth-place is that portion of the chest which 

 is just behind the fore-legs, and undernoatli which the 

 girths pass when the horse is saddled. 



The Croup (17) is that portion of the upper part of 

 the body which is situated between the loins in front and 

 the tail behiutl. Rouglily speaking, it may be said to 

 extenil down, on each side, to a line drawn from the lower 

 edge of the point of the hip, to the point of the buttock. 



The f>o!iii of flic hip (S) is the bony surface, more or 

 less prominent, which is a little to the rear of the last rib. 

 It is the anterior point of the pelvis. 



The poiii/ of tlic buttock (0) is the bony prominence 

 which is the rearmost point of the pehis. It is a few 

 inches below the root of the tail. 



