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feet close together," says Gonne, ^° while those that are 

 wider through the barrel than between the hips, ' ' generally 

 stand with their feet wide apart," and are usually good 

 goers. Inasmuch as great strength is the desired feature 

 of the draft horse, then the heavily muscled, well placed hip 

 is logically connected with powerful muscling below. Horses 

 in thin flesh may show considerable prominence of hips that 

 feeding might cover and change in a striking manner. 

 Therefore the condition may be considered as an important 

 factor in the smoothness and covering of hips. 



Fig. 49. — "We find much difference in the slope of the croup in 

 draft horses." 



The croup of the draft horse represents a great and 

 powerful combination of muscles, extending from the hips 

 back to the end of the pelvis. To secure the most complete 

 muscular development the croup must be long, as seen from 

 one side, wide as viewed from behind and with attractive, 

 strong, yet sloping arch from hips to setting on of tail. "We 



»> Hints qn the Horse. Capt. 0. M. Gonne, London, 1906, p. 44. 



