THE HORSE 



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As this last is not of so much consequence in a 

 harness horse as it is in a hunter, the fault is not 

 such a grave one in the class of animal under con- 

 sideration. 



Shoulders and Withers 

 Whatever his work, every horse should have 



Plate I. 



Fig. 2. 



Chest too wide 



Fig. 4. 



Hocks turned in. 



well-sloped shoulders. Among the advantages to 

 the animal derived from this conformation are — 

 greater lightness of forehand, and consequently 

 greater chance of recovery after a stumble ; less 

 " jar " to the fore legs, which have to support the 

 whole weight of the fore part of the body ; and 



