PARTS OF A HORSE 



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thoroughpin, bone and bog spavins, curb, stringhalt, and 

 defects of the eyes or other organs. 



Poll Evil. — This is a suppurating sore located on the top 

 of the head just back of the Hne drawn between the ears. 

 ; 



1. Poll 



2. Forehead 



3. Face 



4. Muzzle 



5. Tbroatlatch 



6. Windpipe 



7. Jugular groove 



8. Point of shoulder 



9. Chest 



10. Arm, from shoulder point 



11. Forearm 



Fig. 76. — Parts of a horse. 



12. Knee 



13. Fetlock 



14. Pastern 



15. Neck 



16. Crest 

 17- Withers 



18. Back 



19. Shoulder 



20. Elbow 



21. Loins 



22. Coupling 



23. Hip 



24. Croup 



25. Flank 



26. Stifle 



27. Hip joint 



28. Thigh 



29. Quarter 



30. Point of hock 



31. Hock joint 



32. Gaskin or lower thigh 

 33- Coronet 



It discharges pus and is very painful to the animal. The 

 difi&culty in curing the trouble lies in the fact that the sore 

 cannot be well drained because no outlet can be made from 



