THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



BODY. Back straight and rather short; 

 loin broad and well muscled; ribs of good 

 depth, with well-marked angles. 



CROUP. Broad, well muscled, and out 

 straight to tail, which should be full haired 

 and well carried. 



HAUNCH. Muscles well developed, deep 

 through ham; quarters broad and strong. 



STIFLE. Strong, well muscled, and compact. 



GASKIN. Muscles prominent and hard. 



HOCK. Large and strong in all direc- 

 tions; all parts well developed; free from mal- 

 formations and puffiness; posterior border 

 straight. 



HOCK TO FETLOCK. Cannon bone rather 

 short, broader and flatter than in front; ten- 

 dons clean and standing out prominently. 



FETLOCK JOINT. Large and strong. 



HIND PASTERN. Strong, of medium length 

 and obliquity. 



HIND FEET. Smaller, and not so round as 

 in front; sole more concave; frog well devel- 

 oped; heels strong, and not too deep. 



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