THE BREEDS OF HORSES 



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level croup, thicker thighs, less proportionate length from 

 hip to hock, and therefore a straighter hind leg, longer, more 

 sloping pasterns, a smaller foot of finer texture, finer bone, 

 and a predisposition to stand over at the knee. The head 

 is the smallest and best proportioned, with features and 

 lineaments most sharply defined ; the neck long, slender, 



80. A Thoroughbred stallion. 



and especially well cut out at the juncture with the head, 

 which it carries well forward rather than up ; the shoulder 

 longest and most sloping, the withers highest, leanest 

 and most extended. Bay, chestnut and brow T n with white 

 markings are the most common colors, although black, 

 gray and white were formerly not infrequent and are yet 

 sometimes seen. The way of going of the Thoroughbred 



