SADDLE GROUP OR TYPE 



167 



Head. Small and well set on neck; with ears small, thin, neat and 

 erect; forehead broad and full; eyes large, prominent, and mild, with 

 well-developed brow and fine eyelid; vision perfect in every respect; 

 muzzle small and fine; mouth deep; lips thin and firmly compressed; 

 nostrils large and fine, and branches of underjaw (adjoining neck) 

 wide apart. 



Neck. Light, moderately long, and tapering toward the head, with 

 crest firm and longer than underside; mane fine and intact. 



Withers. Elevated, not unduly fine, well developed and muscled. 



Shoulders. Long, oblique, and well muscled. 



Chest. Full, very deep, moderately broad, and plump in front. 



FIG. 66. High jumper. 



Forelegs. Vertical, and properly placed; with elbow large, long, 

 prominent, and clear of chest; forearm large at the elbow, long and 

 heavily muscled. 



Knees. Neatly outlined, large, prominent, wide in front, well 

 situated, and well directed. 



Back. Short, straight, and well muscled. 



Loins. Broad, straight, very short, and muscular. 



Barrel. Large, increasing in size toward the flanks, with ribs well 

 arched and definitely separated. 



Hindquarters. Wide, thick, very long, full, heavily muscled, rounded 

 externally, and well directed. 



Tail. Fine and intact, well carried and firm. 



