26 NAMES OF EXTERNAL PARTS AND DEFINITIONS. 



that this definition is far from being anatomically correct, but 

 it is one which fairly represents the acceptation of the term 

 among horsemen. 



The Stifle [u) is the joint of the hind leg which is at 

 the lower part of the flank. 



The Gaskin (19) is situated between the thigh and 

 the hock, from which it is divided by a line drawn from the 

 point of the hock, clear of the bony prominences of the 

 joint. 



The Hock (20) is placed between the gaskin and the 

 hind cannon-bone, from which we may separate it by a line 

 drawn across this bone at the point at which its head begins 

 to enlarge in order to form a joint with the lower bones of 

 the hock. 



The point of the hock [q) is the bony projection at the 

 back and top of the hock. 



The parts of the hind leg below the hock are similarly 

 named to those of the fore leq; below the knee. 



The Dock (r) is the solid part of the tail. 



N.B. — The following definitions have reference to 

 Fig, 2 :— 



The Height of a Horse {a b) is the vertical distance 

 of the highest point of his withers from the ground, when 

 he is standing with his fore legs nearly vertical and 

 with the points of his hocks in a vertical line with the 

 points of his buttocks. I have qualified "vertical" with 

 " nearly " when referring to the fore legs ; for when the 



