SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



skin. An upright fetlock, or one too 

 oblique, is strongly objectionable in an}' 

 breed of horse. In certain breeds 

 (Clydesdales and Shires, etc.), there 

 ought to be an abundance of long and 

 silky hair extending up the back of the 

 cannon. There should be freedom 

 from bruising, etc. 



The horny growth at the back of the 

 fetlock is known as the ergot, and the 

 tuft of hair, the footlock. 



Small, thin, or weak fetlocks are 

 objectionable. 



No matter whatever the variety of 

 the horse, width is highly desirable. 



Moderate length of pastern, width and 

 thickness are' the chief points to be 

 looked for in this region. 



A pastern too long or short is decidedly 

 defective. As a rule, these defects are 

 rendered more so by excessive obliquity 

 and uprightness in accordance with the 

 length or shortness of the bone. Clip- 



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