THE GASKIN. 21 



The Belly (15) or abdomen is the large cavity (Fig. 13) 

 which contains the stomach, liver, spleen, intestines, kidneys, 

 bladder, etc. The term "belly" is applied, in common 

 phraseology, to the underneath portion of the body which 

 is not covered by bone. 



The Briskpt (16) is the lower part of the horses chest. 



The girth place is the rear portion of the sternum 

 (breast-bone) which is just behind the fore legs, and under- 

 neath which the girths pass when the horse is saddled. 



The Croup (17) is that portion of the upper part of 

 the body which is situated between the loins in front and 

 the tail behind. Roughly speaking, it may be said to 

 extend down, on each side, to a line drawn from the lower 

 edge of the point of the hip, to the point of the buttock. 



The point of the hip {s) is the bony surface, more or 

 less prominent, which is a little to the rear of the last rib. 

 It is the anterior point of the pelvis. 



The point of the buttock (0) is the bony prominence 

 which is the rearmost point of the pelvis. It is a few 

 inches below the root of the tail 



The Thigh (18) is bordered by the stifle, flank, 

 croup, buttock, and gaskin. from which it is separated by a 

 horizontal line drawn from the upper end of the straight 

 line made by the hamstring or tendo A chillis (/), which 

 proceeds towards the thigh from the point of the hock (g), 

 1 am aware that this definition is far from being ana- 

 tomically correct, but it is one which fairly represents the 

 acceptation of the term among horsemen. 



The Stifle {%) is the joint of the hind leg which is at 

 the lower part of the flank. 



The Gaskin (19) is situated between the thigh and 

 the hock, from which it is divided by a line drawn from 

 the point of the hock, clear of the bony prominences of 

 the joint 



