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ETON NATUKE-STUDY 



A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO DOMESTIC VARIETIES OF HORSE. 



Shire 

 Shoulder Straight 



Thoroughbred 



Sloping to allow of the forelimb 

 being lifted high above the ground. 



Pastern 



Sloping, giving more spring and 

 elasticity. No long hair. 



H i n d- 

 quarters 



Straight, hence the 

 foot is more liable to 

 disease from concus- 

 sion. (" Side bone ") 

 Hairy * 



Less conspicuously Highly developed, especially as 

 developed, that is to regards the muscles of the 

 say, shorter from the " second (true) thigh." 

 point of hip to the 

 hock 



Neck 



Short and thick 



Long rein." 



The same methods can be employed in contrasting the many breeds 

 of dogs, horned cattle, and sheep ; while in the case of pigeons, 

 rabbits, and so forth, actual measurements may be taken of the 

 various parts of the body, and comparisons made with domestic 

 breeds. Such records are very scarce, and carefully compiled 

 statistics of the kind would form a valuable addition to knowledge. 

 More popular, perhaps, would be a study of our domestic animals 



* Probably the breed from which the shire horse has descended originally lived in the 

 marshy districts of Flanders, while the thoroughbred is at least partly derived from the 

 Arab. 



