468 NAMES OF EXTERNAL PARTS. 



accident or overwork, Is a fruitful cause of lameness, 

 especially In saddle horses that are employed In fast 

 work. 



The fo}'e-arvi (5) is the portion of the fore leg 

 between the knee and the elbow. 



The point of the elbow (/) is the bony projection 

 which is at the top and back of the fore-arm. 



The point of tJie shoulder [H) is the prominent 

 bony angle which lies a little below the junction 

 of the neck and shoulder, and consists of the outer 

 portion of the upper end of the humerus. 



The foi'ehead {A) Is the front part of the head 

 which is above the eyes. 



The nose [B) is a continuation of the forehead, and 

 ends opposite the nostrils (C). 



The muzzle is the lower end of the head, and in- 

 cludes the nostrils, upper and lower lips (Z) and E\ 

 and the bones and teeth covered by the lips. 



The chin-groove [F) is the depression at the back 

 of the lower jaw, and just above the fulness of the 

 lower lip, which, in this case, assumes the appearance 

 of a chin. 



The angles of the lower jaw [G) are the bony 

 angles between which the upper end of the wind-pipe 

 lies. 



The witJiers (4) are the bony ridge which is the 

 forward end of the back. 



The shoulders (3) are the bony and muscular por- 

 tion of the body which Is more or less included 

 between a line drawn from the point of the shoulder 



