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ATTITUDES OF THE HORSE. 



Standing ** Collectedly." — This is the position {see 

 Fig. 36) a horse assumes when he makes ready to move 

 quickly away from the place in which he is standing. His 

 hind feet will be well in front of a perpendicular line dropped 

 from the points of the buttocks, his fore feet will be brought 

 back more than usual, and he will stand more or less over 

 on them. His head and neck will be raised, and he will be 

 looking to his front, with his ears pricked forward, if he be 

 one of the quick, observant class. 



Fig. 36. — Standing Collectedly. 



Many persons who hold decided views on horse con- 

 formation, maintain that a true shaped horse will, when he 

 stands, have his hind legs "well under him," as in Fig. 36; 

 such a position being regarded by them as a point of con- 

 formation, and not as an attitude. To prove the fallacy of this 

 idea, I may mention that the same mare, photographed on 

 the same day, is shown in Fig. 36 and PL 15. In the former, 

 her hind leo-s are well under her, in the latter they are a little 



