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As a whole, though avoiding both extremes of lightness and heavi- 

 ness, the head should be light rather than heavy, clean cut, of length 

 and size in harmony with the body and possessing true English 

 setter character. 



Neck (5). — The neck should be long and lean, gradually widen- 

 ing from the head to the shoulders, and joining them in a graceful 

 curve. It must not be throaty. 



Shoulders and Chest (15). — The shoulders and chest should not 

 be too heavy ; they should be formed to admit perfect freedom of 

 action to the forelegs when in an extended stride. 



The shoulder-blades should be deep, wide, sloping well back, and 

 standing close together at the top, and the chest between the 

 shoulder-blades should be of moderate depth, and thin enough to 

 allow the shoulders to lie flat and move with freedom ; of such pro- 

 portions as not to suggest undue weight on the forelegs, either great 

 depth or great width at this point being objectionable. 



The wide or round chest between the shoulder-blades, forcing 

 them wide apart, is a most objectionable form. The drop in the 

 chest should be just back of the elbows, the chest sloping upward 

 from this point toward the neck, permitting the dog to carry his 

 neck and head up with ease. Back of the shoulders and of the play 

 of the forelegs, the ribs should spring gradually to the middle and 

 then gradually lessen to the back ribs, which should have good 

 depth. 



Back and Loin (10). — The loin should be strong, with moderate 

 length, slightly arched, but not to the extent of being reached or 

 wheel backed. 



The back should be strong at its junction with the loin, sloping 

 upward in a slight rise to the top of the shoulders, the whole form- 

 ing a graceful outline of medium length. Any sway or drop in the 

 back is objectionable. 



Hips, Quarters, and Stifles (10). — The hip bones should be promi- 

 nent and wide apart, but not enough so as to give them a ragged 

 appearance. There should be good length, and without too sudden 

 droop, from them to the whirlbone at the root of the tail ; the quar- 

 ters should be wide at the top and well muscled. The stifles should 

 be well bent, but not exceedingly so. 



Legs, Elbows, Hocks, and Feet (15). — The arm should be flat, 

 muscular, strong, with bone fully developed, and with muscles hard 



