124 FARM ANIMALS 
true whether the leg happens to be straight or crooked. 
The properly formed horse stands with the least effort 
when each foot is directly under the point of attachment 
with the body. Whether this requirement is met may be 
determined in the following manner: The point of the 
shoulder, the middle of knee and the point of the toe 
should be in a vertical line when viewed from the front. 
The distance between the front feet should then be equal 
to the width of either foot. In heavy horses this distance 
is apt to be greater and in light horses less. Viewed from 
Position OF HIND LEGS AND OF FORELEGS 
Front and hind legs: 1, as it should be; 2, feet too far under; 3, feet too far out. 
Both 2 and 3 positions are objectionable. 
the side, the center of the elbow, the middle of the knee 
and the pastern should be in a vertical line, which when 
extended passes in the rear of the foot. A plumb line 
dropped from the point of the buttock should just touch 
the hock and extend parallel to the hind cannon. The. 
distance part of the hind feet should be about equal to, 
the width of the hock. Such a horse is said to have a cor- 
rect attitude. 
