BACK AND LOINS. 251 



which the animal carries. A false appearance of flat- 

 ness and strength of back and loins, and of roundness 

 of barrel, may be temporarily given by "show condition " 

 (excessive fat). 



In default of a generally accepted expression, it 

 might be well to use the term, " wedge-shaped loins " 



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Fig. 335- — Kear view of Hoiilonnais (French) 

 Cart Stallion, Tiirbot (i6-2j). 



(namely, loins which slope downwards on each side from 

 the middle line of the back), in contradistinction to " flat 

 loins " (Fig. 336). We must take into consideration that a 

 wedge-shaped appearance of the loins may be caused by 

 undue length of the spines of the vertebrae of the part, 

 and not by deficiency of muscle, in which case the loins 

 will be more or less "roached." 



