CONTENTS. xiii 



CHAPTER XIII. 



LEAPING. 



PAGE 



Definition of the Leap — Varieties of the Leap — Difference between 

 the Horse's Leap and the Suspension of his Body during the 

 Canter or Gallop — Manner in which the Horse takes off— Period 

 of Stride at which the Take Off is effected — Effect of Pace and 

 Speed on the Leap — Clearing a Fence— Landing over a Jump — 

 Influence of Blood in Jumping ..... 105-119 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 Notation of the paces of the horse .... 120-123 



CHAPTER XV. 



comparative shape of horses. 



General Remarks — Relations between Height and Length of Body — 

 Comparative Height at Withers and Croup — Points in Common — 

 Limit of Height — Thickness of Limb — Length of Neck — Length 

 of Head — ^Width between the Fore Legs — Comparative Weight 

 of Body — Comparative Length of the Bones of the Limbs — Differ- 

 ences of Conformation between the Two Sexes , . . 124-139 



CHAPTER XVL 



HEAD AND NECK. 



Size of Head — Leanness of Head — Profile of Face — Front View of 

 Face — Size of Brain— Top of the Head — Ears — Eyes — Hollows 

 above the Eyes— Nostrils — Lips — Lower Jaw — Setting-on of the 

 Head — Neck— Throat ....... 140-158 



THE TRUNK. 



General View of the Trunk — Chest and Ribs — Abdomen — Withers 

 — Breast — Back and Loins — Points of the Hips — Flank — Croup — 



Anus-Tail r59-78 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



THE FORE LIMB. 



General View pf the Fore Limb — Chief Duties of the Fore Limb — Fore 

 Legs in Saddle and Draught — ^The Shoulder — Humerus — Elbow^ — 

 Fore Arm — Knee — From Knee to Fetlock — ^Fetlock— Pastern — 

 Hoof .....*.... 179-204 



