14 THE HORSE 



greater freedom of movement of the shoulders and 

 fore legs. The shoulders should be thin and free 

 from lumber in the saddle-horse, and exactly the 

 opposite in the cart horse, which requires to throw 

 a lot of weight into the collar. The two best in- 

 dications of the amount of muscle carried by the 

 shoulders are — the dift'erence in level between the 

 root of the neck and the shoulder, and the width 

 between the fore legs (Plate I. Figs. 2 and 3). In 

 the hunter or racer the neck should run into the 

 shoulder with an almost imperceptible curve ; in a 

 cart horse the greater development of the muscles 

 on the shoulder-blade make a very perceptible dif- 

 ference in the levels of the two parts, and the 

 animal has consequently a marked " collar place." 

 In the harness animal is required the happy 

 medium, as the absence of a depression wherein 

 the collar can lie is as objectionable as is a con- 

 formation too nearly approaching that of the heavy 

 horse. The fore legs should be moderately wide 

 apart (Plate I. Fig. 3) ; but when viewed from the 

 front there should be no unnecessary muscle either 

 on the outside of the shoulder or between the legs. 

 The chest should be deep (Plate I. Fig. 3), not 

 wide and shallow as it so often is in the front 

 view (Plate I. Fig. 2). 



