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there should be a distinct line of demarcation 

 between the tendons and the bone, but if this 

 is filled up the leg will be more or less round 

 instead of being broad and flat. Such legs 

 are called ' gummy.' The fetlock joint should 

 be large and flat laterally, its posterior 

 aspect being well-defined and prominent. The 

 pastern bones should neither be too long, short, 

 oblique, or straight. If the pastern is long it 

 is necessarily oblique, and therefore weak ; if 

 short it is upright, and the severe concussion 

 so produced causes ringbones, windgalls, navi- 

 cular disease, &c., besides causing the horse to 

 be rough and unpleasant to ride. The pastern 

 joint should be well developed and strong. The 

 feet, as regards the size, make and shape, &c., 

 n of the horse should neither be too large nor too 

 small ; the walls of the foot should form at the toe 

 an angle of about 45° with the ground ; the sole 

 should be moderately concave, the frog large 

 and strong, and the whole hoof should be tough, 

 sound, and not brittle. The back should be 

 straight and not too long, a hollow back being 



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