SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



bred horses the mane is fine, silky, with- 

 out being too full. In inferior horses 

 the hairs are long, coarse and abundant. 

 In Belgian horses the m.ane is very long, 

 as a rule. 



The forelock may be either single or 

 double, coarse or fine. 



Coarse Thick Withers are ugly. 

 In trotting horses high withers are 

 desirable, though many fast trotters 

 have low withers. Sharpness is dis- 

 tinctly objectionable, predisposing to 

 galling. Some horses are very ugly in 

 this region, and we remember one that 

 bore a strong resemblance to a bull. 



DORSO LUMBAR REGION. 



At the sides the back is bounded by 

 the ribs, in front by the withers, and 

 behind by the loins. 



The back may be long or short. 



A short back implies strength, though 

 its degree of flexibility is diminished. 



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