LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



FIG. PAOE 



1. Situation of the Centre of Gravity in the Horse 4 



2. Determination of the Centre of Gravity 5 



3. Stability of the Equilibrium 10 



4. 5, 6. The Lever and Muscular Mechanism 12, 13 



7. Lever of the First Class It; 



8,9. Lever of the Second and Third Classes 17 



10. The Inclined Plane 19 



11. Regions of the Horse seen in Profile 24 



12. Kegions of the Horse seen in Front 25 



13. Regions of the Horse seen Behind 25 



14. Regions of the Horse seen Laterally and in Front 26 



15. Regions of the Horse seen Laterally and Behind . . . 27 



16. Superficial Structures viewed in Profile 28 



17. Superficial Structures viewed in Front 30 



18. Superficial Structures viewed from Behind 30 



19. Regions of the Head 35 



20. Vertical Section of the Eye of the Horse (semi-schematic) 49 



21. Examination of the Eye 52 



22. Examination of the Eye 53 



23. Normal Eye 54 



24. Examination of the Nostril 62 



25. Interior of the Mouth (after Bruneau) 70 



26. Examination of the Mouth 77 



27. Bit of the Bridle 80 



28. Directions of the Head and the Neck 89 



29. Directions of the Head and the Neck 90 



30. Directions of the Head and the Neck 92 



31. Over-check Rein 92 



32. Direction of the Neck 101 



33. Direction of the Neck 103 



34. Coxse 124 



35. The Coxa as a Bent Lever 124 



36. Length of the Croup , 126 



37. Openness of the Ilio-ischial Angle . 126 



38. Variations in the Inclination of the Ilium 132 



39. Variations in the Inclination of the Ischium 133 



40. Simultaneous Variations of the Ischium and the Ilium 134 



41. Influence of the Misplacement of the Coxae as a whole . 135 



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