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THE HORSE. 



POINTS OP THE HORSE. 



1. Muzzle. 



2. Nostril. 



3. Forehead. 



4. Jaw. 



5. Poll. 



WECK. 



6. 6. Crest. 



7. Thropple or windpipe. 



FORE-QUARTER. 



8. 8. Shoulder-blade. 



9. Point of shoulder. 



10. Bosom or breast. 



11. 11. True-arm. 



12. Elbow. 



13. Forearm (arm). 



14. Knee. 



15. Cannon-bone. 



16. Back sinew. 



17. Fetlock or pastern-joint. 



18. Coronet. 



19. Hoof or foot. 



20. Heel. 



BODY OR MIDDLEPIECE, 



21. Withers. 



22. Back. 



23. 23. Ribs (forming together the bar- 



rel or chest). 



24. 24. The circumference of the chest 



at this point, called the girth 



25. The loins. 



26. The croup. 



27. The hip. 



28. The flank. 



29. The sheath. 



30. The root of the dock or tail. 



THE HIND-QUARTER. 



31. The hip-joint, round, or whirl-bone. 



32. The stifle-joint. 



33. 33. Lower thigh or gaskin. 



34. The quarters. 



35. The hock. 



36. The point of the hock. 



37. The curb place. 



38. The cannon-bone. 



39. The back sinew. 



40. Pastern or fetlock-joint, 



41. Coronet. 



42. Foot or hoof. 



43. Heel. 



44. Spavin-place. 



