SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



ping the hair off this region in the hghter 

 breeds produces a degree of neatness, 

 and is often the means of disguising an 

 otherwise coarse bred animal. 



At the same time the hairs around the 

 coronet are usually clipped .off. 



A typical foot should have a strong, 

 well developed elastic foot pad, so that 

 when the foot is upon the ground it will 

 rest upon this. The sole must be con- 

 cave and firm, with bars plainly 

 marked ; the horn of the wall bluish- 

 grey or perfectly free from brittleness, 

 cracking, or indentation, together with 

 fineness of its fibrous material. 



The heels should be well apart, and 

 their height equal to one half of that at the 

 toe. The average degree of inclination 

 at the toe of the fore foot is fifty degrees, 

 whilst it is about twelve degrees more 

 in the hind. • 



The volume of the foot must be in pro- 

 portion to the size of the animal. It is 



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