18 ON THE FORMATFOX OF 



remarks on the fore-extremities, it may not be 

 amiss to observe to the reader, that, supposing 

 him to stand opposite to these parts of the 

 horse, if the animal is formed in them as I have 

 ah'eady described, the centre of the top part 

 of the fore-arm, to be well placed, ought to be 

 nearly or quite in a parallel line with the top 

 or front part of the horse's withers; and again, 

 from the top part of the fore-arm down to the 

 foot, for the horse to stand firm and well, and 

 have the power of using his fore legs M'^ell, he 

 should stand perfectly straight on them; I mean 

 by this, they are not to appear too much under 

 him, or too much out or away from him. Suppose 

 again, for example, a man standing in front of the 

 horse, and here taking a view of the foot, the 

 centre part of the wall or crust should be in or on 

 a parallel line with that lower part or joint of the 

 shoulder, commonly termed its point. A horse's 

 feet, thus placed, will neither be too much out 

 or too much in; but should his feet deviate 

 from what I have here observed, by amounting 

 to a fault, in turning too much out or too much 

 in, I should prefer their being a little out, to 

 that of the other extreme, of turning in, and 

 being what is called " pigeon-toed." 



