THE MILITARY HORSE 191 
Fore-legs. — Vertical and properly placed; with elbow 
large, long, prominent and clear of chest; fore-arm large 
at the elbow, long and heavily muscled. 
Knees. — Neatly outlined, large, prominent, wide in 
front, well situated and well directed. 
Back. — Short, straight and well muscled. 
Loins. — Broad, straight, very short and muscular. 
Barrel. — Large, increasing in size toward flanks, with 
ribs well arched and definitely separated. 
Hind-quarters. — Wide, thick, very long, full, heavily 
muscled, rounded externally and well directed. 
Tail. — Fine and intact; well carried and firm. 
Hocks. — Neatly outlined, lean, large, wide from front 
to rear, well situated and well directed. 
Timbs. — From knees and hocks downward vertical, 
short, wide laterally, with tendons and ligaments standing 
well out from bone and distinctly defined. 
Pasterns. — Strong, medium length, not too oblique and 
well directed. 
Feet. — Medium size, circular in shape, sound; with 
horn dark, smooth and of fine texture; sole moderately 
concave, and frog well developed, sound, firm, large, 
elastic and healthy. 
Each horse will be subjected to a rigid inspection and 
any animal that does not meet with the above require- 
ments should be rejected. No white or gray horses will 
be accepted. 
228. Horses, special descriptions. (U.S. War Dept.) 
Mature cavalry horses and saddle horses for mountain 
artillery, Signal Corps, Engineer Corps, Infantry 
and other purposes. 
The mature horse must be sound, well bred, of a su- 
