CONTENTS. 



SECTION FIRST. 



PRELIMINARY IDEAS OF ANIMAL MECHANICS. 

 CHAPTEK I. 



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OBJECT, END, AND UTILITY OF THE EXTERIOR 1 



CHAPTEK II. 

 CENTRE or GRAVITY 8 



CHAPTER III. 

 THE LEVER AND MUSCULAR MECHANISM 11 



CHAPTEK IV. 

 THE INCLINED PLANE . , 19 



SECTION SECOND. 



STUDY OF THE REGIONS. 



\ 1. DIVISIONS OF THE HORSE 21 



\ 2. SOME DEFINITIONS 31 



A. Beauties 31 



B. Defects 32 



C. Blemishes 32 



D. Vices and Faults 33 



F>A RT I. 



THE HEAD. 



CHAPTER I. 



ANTERIOR FACE .- 36 



A. The Forehead 36 



B. The Face 38 



C. Extremity of the Nose 40 



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