SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



ported, hence the Uabihty to fill up 

 and bulge. 



The Outer Face. — Just about the 

 level of the point of the hock, and on 

 the outer side, there is a depression. 

 This is the hollow of the hock. This 

 surface undulates. The first " rise " is 

 due to the external tuberosity {pro- 

 jection) of the tibia ; the second one 

 to the base of the os calcis ; and the 

 third, to the head outer splint bone. 



A typical hock should be wide, clean 

 (neat in outline), thick, open, and well 

 directed. 



The so-called " tied in " hock is 

 narrow at its base, and is believed to 

 predispose to spavin. 



Lean hocks are indicative of beauty. 

 In these the skin is thin and its tenuity 

 allows the bony eminences to be plainly 

 seen in outline. 



By the width of the hock we mean the 

 distance from the " point " to the 



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