ARTISTIC HORSE-SHOEING. 85 



and is shown at D in the engraving-. The crest comprises 

 all that portien of the neck covered by the mane. 



E, is the forelock or that portion of the mane which 

 naturally falls over the forehead between the e^^es. 



The ivithers indicated at F is the spot where the shoul-^'*', 

 ders meet. 



The chest is shown at G, and is that part which is in front 

 between the shoulders and below the throat. 



The hack is shown at H. It commences at the withers, F, 

 and extends along- the spine as far as the crupper. 



The space between the back, H, and the stomach, J", is 

 called the barrel. 



The flanks lie at the extremitj^ of the stomach and extend 

 as far as the hip bones. 



M, represents the shoulder, while iV indicates the arm. 



O, is the knee-joint. This corresponds to the wrist in 

 man. 



P, is the shank. It commences at the knee-joint and cor- 

 responds to the Metacarpus in man. 



Behind the shank is a tendon wiiich extends from one end 

 to the other and is called the back sineiv. 



Q, is the fetlock-joint. The fetlock itself is a tuft of hair 

 covering a sort of soft, horn^^ excrescence, which is called 

 the ergot. 



B, shows where the two pastern bones are located and is 

 that portion of the leg' between the fetlock-joint and the 

 foot. 



aS', is the coronet ; a slight elevation lying below the pas- 

 terns, which is furnished with long hair falling over the hoof 

 all around the foot. 



