8 



THE EXTERIOR OF THE HORSE. 



In union with Bellanger, first veterinary flugelman,' Morris instituted a 

 second series in 1857. The following are the results : 



Observations upon Horses. 



Average of eleven horses. 

 Good conformation, head and neck 

 light 



Averag-e of eleven horses. 

 Body well proportioned, neck short, 

 head strong 



Average of two horses. 



Body well formed, neck short, head 

 ordinary 



Average of two horses. 



Neck strong, head light . . 



Average of two horses. 



Neck long, head ordinary . 



One horse. 

 Neck strong, head strong, croup 

 short and oblique 



One horse. 



Neck and body well formed, head 

 strong 



One horse. 

 Neck strong, head strong 



One horse. 

 Neck strong, head strong . 



Weight: 

 Head at Forty- 

 five Degrees. 



28 



Kil. 

 260 



246 



240 

 245 

 250 



240 



260 

 270 



235 





X 



» 



Kil. 



195 



200 



195 



200 



195 



210 



200 



200 



215 



o 



Kil. 



455 



446 



435 



445 



445 



450 



460 



470 



Weight : 

 Head raised and 

 drawn back- 

 WARD. 



Kil. Kil. Kil 



250 



240 



235 



235 



240 



236 



250 



265 



450 230 



205 



206 



200 



210 



205 



214 



210 



205 



220 



o 



446 



435 



445 



445 



450 



460 



470 



450 



Weight: 

 Head lowered 



AND DRAWN to- 

 wards the 

 Chest. 



£6 



455 267 



250 



245 



255 



260 



244 



270 



265 



240 





M 



w 



Kil. Kil 



188 



196 



190 



190 



185 



206 



205 



210 



o 



Kil. 



455 



446 



435 



445 



445 



450 



190 460 



470 



450 



" It may be remarked, in considering these different weights," General Morris 

 adds, " that the weight of the fore extremity is about one-ninth greater than that 

 of the hind ; that the change of the position of the head causes the weight of 

 the fore extremity to differ from that of the hind by 10 kilogrammes ; that long 

 necks give more weight to the fore extremity than short and strong ones ; that 

 the fore extremity is heavier than the hind." M. Colin has repeated the 

 first of these experiments upon two horses, and arrived at results entirely 

 concordant. 



Our Experiments. — We will say that most of these have been made 

 upon fifty horses of different sizes and races, chosen from the hospital of the 

 school at Alfort. 



1 Morris, loc. cit., p. 44. 



