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out the points of the hock come too close together, while if 

 toeing in notably the points may be wide apart and the hocks 

 appear springy and weak when in action. The hock should be 

 supported by a wide, thin, clean-boned cannon which may be 

 about 1 1 inches in girth at its smallest point. A true position 

 of the hind leg may be ascertained by the use of the plumb line 

 which, dropped from the point of the buttock or croup, viewed 

 from behind, should pass the center of point of hock, cannon, 

 pastern, and foot. From one side it should pass parallel to the 

 entire edge of the cannon, and when suspended from the point 

 of the hip, should pass the gaskin at the center and drop to the 

 center of the foot. 



Draft-horse measurements of special interest were made by 

 Mr. A. H. Snyder of the Ohio State University, College of 

 Agriculture, under the direction of Professor T. F. Hunt. The 

 following table shows the average result from this study. 



Kind of Measurements 



Number horses measured 



Weight 



Height at withers 



Height at croup 



From point shoulder to point buttock 

 From lowest point chest to ground 

 Circumference of body at girth . . . 

 Circumference of front cannon at center 



Length of head 



Length of shoulder 



From dorsal angle of scapula to hip . 

 From point of hock to ground . . . 



Width of chest 



Width of hips 



Length of croup 



