SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



curvature, the latter becoming more 

 marked from before backwards. Fat- 

 ness may render the chest wall " appar- 

 ently " round. Avoid a horse having 

 short, fiat, ill separated ribs. 



Rotundity of the chest wall can be 

 seen by looking at the animal from 

 before and behind. 



The triple beauties of a well formed 

 chest are found in its height, width and 

 depth. 



The abdomen should be in proportion 

 to the size and variety of the horse. A 

 tucked up abdomen indicates a "bad 

 doer." 



A pendulous, fiat sided belly is dis- 

 tinctly objectionable. 



A short flank is desirable, and pos- 

 sessors of such have usually a well 

 developed muscular system. Along 

 with depth of chest, a long flank implies 

 defective conformation. 



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