EXPLANATIONS OF FIGURE 
The figure on the opposite page exhibits a complete outline of a per- 
fect horse and indicates the measurements of the same. 
taken, by permission, from the Horse-Shoer and Hardware Fournal: 
. Brea: t-Bone. 
Shoulder-Blade. 
Radius. 
Ulna. 
. Elbow. 
. Ribs. 
. Carpal Bones. 
OOM ANPwWHH 
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. Great Pastern. 
. Little Pastern. 
HH 
Now 
a. Crest. 
6. Withers. 
c. Throat. 
d. Shoulder Points. 
e. Arm. 
f. Knee. 
g. Fetlock (fre). 
h. Pastern (fore). 
1. Foot. 
zz. Coronet. 
i. Toés, 
. Vertebrie of the Neck. 
. Bone of the Arm. 
. Metacarpal Bones. 
2. Horn. 
SKELETON AND OTHER PARTS. 
13. 
14. 
Coftin Bone and Hoof. 
Vertebre of the Back. 
. Vertebre of the Loins, 
. Bason Bone. 
. Thigh Bone. 
. Patella. 
. Tibia. 
. Fibula. 
. Bones in the Hock. 
. Metatarsal Bones. 
. Pastern Bones. 
. The Coffin Bone and Heof. 
FAMILIAR TERMS, 
Rk. 
Body. 
7. Quarter. 
DE RS BORE 
THE Foor. 
3. Sole. 
. Dock. 
. Sheath. 
Hock. 
Shank. 
. Fetlock (hind). 
. Pastern (hind). 
Foot 
. Thigh. 
4. Frog. 
PROPORTIONS OF THE PERFECT HORSE. 
5. Heel. 
The whole is 
A A, line separating two rectangles which show the Depth of the Body as proportioned 
to the Length of the Legs. 
B and C, lines dividing off the fore and hind Quarters and the Body, and indicating 
their respective and comparative proportions. 
Ft. In. 
Length of Head, generally....... 1 10 |Across Arm......... acacbeorapanstauaaeee 
Across Eyes.......0.-2ss0enee - Oo 9'%]/Across Knee............ 2.00. fo) 
Across NOS@s.c.c04 58 2eyadaweneas o 7 |Across Shank under Knee... ... fo) 
From Eye to Cheek Bone ....... o 8 {Across Fetlock-Joint...... Po en 
Neck across Gullet............66- 1 4 jAcross Pastern..... disses psu s 
Middle of Neck...... depyoace «..-. 3% 7 {Across Coronary Bone........... 
Across Neck at Body....... seeee 2 O |Highest Part of Hoof............ 
From Withers to Ground......... 5 2  |Length of Hoof from Toe to Heel. 
From Crest of Loins to Ground... 5 «1 |From Rump to Tail.............. 
From Elbow to Stifle............. 2 4 |From Hip to End of Quarters.... 
From Elbow to Knee ........... I 5 |Across Hock se SicmnseeBerete-5. 1 
From Knee to Ground..... ws. es I 7 {Across Shank below Hock....... 
From Withers to Chest........... 2 2 jAcross Fetlock..... beepeaasoa tes 
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