-66- 



foand that the nearer the general utility horse comes to these 

 measurements, the better he will be. 



INCHES, 

 Height _ 63 



Length from Bhoulder-point to quarter 66 



From the lowest part of the chest to the ground 36 



From the elbow-point to the ground 39 



From the withers to the pole, just behind the ears, in a straight line. . 30 



The same measured along the crest 32 



Length of head 22 



Width across the forehead 91-2 



Prom the withers to the hip 22 



From the stifle to tlie point of the hook, in the attitude shown in 



the plan 29 



From the root of the tail to the stifle-joint 26 



Prom the point of the hock to the ground 22 1-2 



Length of arm from the elbow to the pisiform bone (the rear bone of 



til se forming the upper articulation of the knee) 19 1-2 



From the pisiform boue to the ground 19 1-2 



Girth varies from , 78 to 79 



Circumference of fore-cannon boie (large metacarpel or shank 



bone, extending from the k ue<3 to the fetlock) 



7 1-2, 8, 8, 8, 8 1-2 and 9 



Circumference of arm just beHw tt-o elbow 16 1-2 to 18 



The foregoing is not to \>pj taken as a fixed rule in comparing 

 ordinary horses, nor evp» those well-bred. For the hunting 

 field, the fine saddle horeO/ or any of the uses to which practical 

 men put their horses, aside from flat racing, select as many of the 

 superior pointg^ of th«^ horse as described, as you can find, and 

 beware of low withers and high croup. The horse that will 

 come to the st^iudard that we have given in the diagram, is as 

 a rule the^ horse to buy. 



lY. The Cleveland Bay for Profit. 



Of lat*^ years this admirable and stylish horse as improved 

 jfrom the old farm horse of fifty years ago, has attracted attention 

 in the United States, and especially in the West, where many 

 fciir specimens have been imported. He often has dashes of 

 white which do not detract from the style of any horse, and 



