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BULLETIN 187, 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



machine. Much depends upon the nervous organization of the 



animal. The relation of this organization to temperament may be 

 made clear at this time. 



Classification of horses. — The breeds of horses may be grouped 

 according to the work required of them. Such a classification gives 

 us light-harness horses, heavy harness or coach horses, saddle horses, 

 draft horses, and ponies. 1 



Other classifications may be used in the show ring and. market. 

 While smaller horses may be used on the farm and for other work 



SO 



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Fig. 4. — Regions of the horse : 1, Muzzle ; 2, lips ; 3, nostril ; 4, face ; 5, eye ; 6, fore- 

 head : 7, forctop ; 8, earn; 9, poll; 10, jaw; 11, throatlatch ; 12, neck; 13, crest; 

 14, withers ; 15, shoulder ; 16, breast ; 17, point of shoulder ; IS, arm ; 19, elbow ; 

 20, fore flank ; 21, forearm ; 22, knee ; 23, cannon : 24, fetlock joint ; 25, pastern ; 

 26, coronet; 27, feet; 28, seat of side bone; 29, seat of splint; 30, chestnut: 31, 

 abdomen ; 32, ribs ; 33, back ; 34, loin ; 35, point of hip ; 30, coupling ; 37, hind flank ; 

 38, sheath ; 39, stifle joint ; 40, seat of thoropin ; 41, seat of bog spavin ; 42, seat of 

 bone spavin ; 43, seat of ring bone ; 44, seat of curb ; 45, hock ; 4G, gaskin ; 47, thigh ; 

 48, quarter; 49, group; 50, point of buttock; 51, tail. 



which requires heavy pulling, an animal is not considered a draft 

 horse unless it weighs over 1,500 pounds. (Tig. 3.) 



1 The draft horse is chosen as a type to illustrate methods of teaching because of its 

 importance in connection with farming. As the light-harness horse is also important 

 in all rural communities, a scene card and descriptive matter pertaining to that type 

 is given. Methods of teaching are much the same for all types of horses. In some 

 districts the heavy harness and saddle horses may be important enough to give special 

 consideration. Score cards and descriptive matter pertaining to these types will be 

 found in the general references given. 



