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very long and slope well into the back; the croup is long 

 and wide and more level than with the trotter or pacer. 

 The foreleg should be muscular and strong in arm and 

 long and wide in the forearm. The hindquarter of the 

 Thoroughbred is long, level, strongly muscled and exhibits 

 great driving power. The pasterns are long and springy, 

 and the bone and feet of excellent texture. Compared with 



Fig. 94. — A Thoroughbred horse, champion at Virginia State Fair. 



the American trotter, the Thoroughbred is longer of neck, 

 body and limbs, has a straighter carriage of hind legs, 

 stands somewhat higher behind, and displays a greater 

 uniformity of breed character and quality. Aside from a 

 walk, his natural gait is a gallop, in which he excels all 

 other horses. He also has great capacity for high jumping. 

 In temperament the Thoroughbred is very nervous and 



