THE COLT GIVES PROMISE 



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too thin, provided it be well set on the shoulders. 

 Short, thick -necked brood -mares are too often dis- 

 appointing. The shoulders should be rather thin, 

 moderately oblique, and withers high rather than low. 



FIG. 49. A three-year-old fresh from pasture 



The back (top line) may be a trifle long if the bottom 

 line is correspondingly long, though a short top line 

 coupled with a long bottom line is best. The hind- 

 quarters should be broad and deep, neither steep nor 

 flat, with hips thrown well forward. The hips and short 

 ribs should not approach each other too closely. A 



