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consequently to "brush." Those that "toe-out" 

 either in the hind or fore extremities, usually 

 wind inwards in progression, and are consequent- 

 ly apt to interfere. In fact, there is no forma- 

 tion of limb that so strongly predisposes to this 

 fault, in its most aggravated form, as the defect 

 just mentioned. Horses as a rule that "toe-in" 

 in the fore limbs, wind outwards, and consequent- 

 ly show no disposition to "brush." In such cases 

 the "turning-in" of the toes is due to the position 

 in which the leg is fixed on to the body. It is 

 due to the back part of the leg showing a ten- 

 dency to turn outwards from the body. This 

 can be most clearly observed at the elbow, where 

 the point inclines outwards. "Toeing-in," how- 

 ever, is not always the result of a malposition of 

 the limb throughout, for sometimes the deformity 

 is confined to that portion of it from the fetlock 

 down, constituting what might be called a "club- 

 foot." This formation often predisposes to 

 "striking" to a marked degree, as in progression 

 the foot comes very close to the opposite limb. 

 In spite of the predisposition many horses show 

 to interfering, from defective formation, such 

 horses may be seen working month after month 

 without inflicting any injury to themselves. 



Horses that are in good condition, well bal- 

 anced in going, and that have complete power 

 of co-ordinating the movements of their limbs. 



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