Horses and Horsemastership, 



instead of somewhat the other way. The throat should 

 be clearly defined. The withers (practicall^r the nape 

 of the neck) lie between and above the shoulders ; they 

 should be high and muscular. Tlie shoulders should be 

 long and sloping. The chest broad, as distinct from 

 round, and of great depth. 



The radius (the bone of the leg above the knee) should 

 be longer than the canon or great metacarpal (the bone 

 between the knee and the pastern), which should be 

 flat and broad. The tendons in rear of this bone should 

 be most marked, well strung, so to speak, and there 

 should be a distinct groove right from the back of the 

 knee to the fetlock. The knee should be wide and 

 almost flat ; the outlines of the bones should be dis- 

 cernible ; it should convey an idea of powerfulness, and 

 the bone at the back of the knee should protrude con- 

 siderably. 



The pastern should appear in general proportion to 

 the whole leg, neither short nor long; it should not be 

 too sloping, or weakness is indicated ; nor should it be 

 too upright. 



The horse should stand well on his fore legs, which, 

 viewed from the front, should exhibit practically the 

 same width between the inner top corners of the knees 

 as between the fetlock joints. A plumb-line from the 

 point of the shoulder to the ground should equally 



