WAY OF GOING— THE FUNCTION 



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The following are the common deviations in the direction of 

 Foreleg viewed from the side: Figs. 20, 21 and 22. 



24, 25, 26, 27 



the leg. 



Figs. 23, 



Foreleg viewed from in front 

 and 28. 



Hind leg viewed from the side : Fig. 29. 

 Hind 



eg viewed from the rear: Figs. 30 and 31. 



Deviations 

 in the 

 direction 

 ofthe 

 hor se' 



Fore legs ■ 



Hind legs 



Viewed from 

 in front 



Viewed from 

 the side 



Viewed from 

 the rear 



Viewed from 

 the side 



Knees too close — knock kneed. 

 Knees too wide apart — bow kneed. 

 Fetloclcs close, toes wide — splay 

 I footed. 



[ Toes narrow — pigeon toed. 

 Standing over at the knees— knee 



sprung or buck kneed. 

 Standing back at the knees — calf 



kneed. 

 Forefeet too far advanced— camped. 

 Forefeet too far back — standing 



under. 

 Steep pasterns. 

 Weak pasterns. 

 ( Hocks too wide apart— bandy legged. 

 1 Hocks too close together — cow 

 hocked. 

 Fetlocks close, toes wide. 

 Toes narrow. 



' Hock bent or acute angled, the point 

 of the hock usually being too far 

 back— sickle or saber hocked. 

 Hock straight or open angled. 

 Steep pasterns. 

 Weak pasterns. 



Breeding has most to do with the particnlar gait at which a 

 horse goes. One may visit a collection of foals or weanlings in 

 a field, and npon starting them off across the field note that some 

 sqnare away at a long, rcachy trot, others go high enough to 

 clear the tops of the daisies, while still others break away in 

 an easy gallop, each gait being executed with equal ease and 

 naturalness. The reason is found in the fact that the first 

 described lot are Trotting-bred, the second are Hackneys and 

 the others are Thoroughbreds. Tn each of these the particular 

 way of going is a matter of breed character, and the instinct to 

 go that Avay is almost as strong as for either the field dog to point 

 or the game bird to battle. 



Heredity. — Type, conformation, direction of leg and form 



