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objectionable on account of its weakness, whilst 

 a roach back is very strong, although a horse 

 having a back of that conformation will be 

 rouo'h to ride. The ribs should be lons^ and 

 oval, and they should continue to be so. up to 

 the very last, and the space between the last 

 rib and the ' hooks ' should be capable of being 

 covered by the breadth of the hand. The hind 

 quarters must be long, deep, full, and broad, 

 as well as straight from the back to the tail, 

 the distance from the ' hooks ' to the hocks 

 great, the stifle prominent, and the ' second 

 thighs ' large and full. The hock should be 

 large and fine, w^ithout being coarse or having 

 any puffiness about it ; the point of the hock 

 prominent, and the leg below the hock incline 

 a httle under the body ; it should neither be 

 perpendicular nor deviate laterally fi'om the 

 perpendicular, or in other words, should not be 

 'wide behind' or 'cow-hocked.' Those parts 

 below the hocks may be compared with the 

 description of those below the knee. The tail 

 should be carried in a straight line from the 



