ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. 



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resulting is very great, sufficient often to bring the animal to his 

 knees, and to cause deplorable accidents. 



The line of the foreleg should be nearly straight, the cannon- 

 bone prolonging the radius. If this line bends forward, the 



horse stands over 

 at the knees; if it 

 bends back, he is 

 calf-kneed. The 

 former is a sign of 

 muscular deficiency 

 — lack of power. 

 A calf-kneed horse, 

 if put to hard work, 

 is apt to strain the 

 tendons or liga- 

 ments. 



The fetlock 

 should be small — 

 not as broad as the 

 knee when viewed 

 from the front, nor 

 any broader when 

 taken in profile — 

 it should be flat 

 from side to side. 



The skin should 



be closely drawn 



without puffiness, 



and the joint should 



b'^ .clean cut. 



Wind-galls, due 



to enlargement of the membrane secreting the lubricant for the 



Joint, and containing it, and caused by violent exertion or 



overwork (Figure 63) are often found at the fetlock and ankle. 



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Figure 61. — Stmple Splint. 



