Judging Horses 4 
75. Form. — One of the first. characters to attract attentic 
among light horses is the general form. This varies according t 
the object sought, that of the coacher being full and plump, whi 
that of the trotter or runner will be lean and angular. The pos 
tion and direction of the limbs should receive special consideratior 
Fic. 28.— Light horse of good form. 
They should be viewed from in front, from behind, and from eithe 
side. The fore leg when viewed from the side should be so forme 
that a plumb line dropped from the elbow joint would pass throug 
the middle of thé knee, the cannon, and the fetlock, and fall a shor 
distance behind the heel; when viewed from in front, the lin 
lowered from the point of the shoulder would divide equally th 
knee, the cannon, and the foot, leaving between the two feet a 
interval equal to the width of the hoof. The hind leg when viewe 
from behind should be so formed that a plumb line lowered fror 
the point of the buttock will pass through the middle of the hock 
cannon, pastern, and foot, leaving between the two feet an in 
terval almost equal to the width of the hock. This line shoul 
also just touch the back of the hock and the pastern join 
(Fig. 28). 
