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JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



rig. 45. — "A plumb line dropped from the 

 point of the shoulder." 



of the attitudes of 

 the limbs has re- 

 ceived much study, 

 and authorities 

 seem quite agreed 

 on what these 

 should be. When 

 standing at atten- 

 t i o n, in perfect 

 pose, the profile of 

 the face will be at 

 right angles with 

 the top of the neck, 

 and the weight will 

 be equally distrib- 

 uted on all four 

 limbs. To ascer- 

 tain if the limbs are in correct position from a front 

 point of view, a plumb line dropped from the point of the 

 shoulder should divide the leg through knee, cannon, pas- 

 tern and foot into two lateral halves. As a rule, the fore- 

 arms slope in very slightly while the cannons stand paral- 

 lel. From a side 

 view, a line 

 dropped from the 

 bony projection on 

 the shoulder blade 

 should pass 

 through the cen- 

 ter of the elbow 

 joint and meet the 

 ground at the cen- 

 ter of the foot. 

 When the horse is 

 viewed from in 

 front, and the 



knpps! nnnpar ton ^'^' ^6.— "A line dropped from the bony pro- 

 jmees appear too jemon of the shoulder blade." 



