A GOOD HORSE 



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For these points, the feet of the horse should 

 be symmetrical, neither too deep nor too flat, but, 

 if failing in either respect, they had better be too 

 deep than too flat. It may often happen that, on 

 soft and level country roads, a flat foot may not 

 occasion much trouble, but it is bad on hard roads 



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Bad Points to Look Out for in a Horse 



or in cities and is, in all cases, a defect in con- 

 formation. 



The limbs should be clean — that is, free from 

 fleshiness — but with plenty of bone and substance. 

 The fore legs should be, relatively, short from 

 the fetlock joint to the knee and long from the 



