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CHAPTER XXV. 



SPECIAL POINTS OF VARIOUS CLASSES OF HORSES. 



The Race-horse — The Racing Pony — The Hunter and Steeplechaser — The 

 Heavy Cart-hoise — The Harness-hoise — The Hack — The Lady's Hoise 

 — The Cavalry Trooper — The Officer's Charger — The Aitillery Horse — 

 The Light Vanner — The Polo Pony. 



The Race-horse* — i. The height of the galloper at the 

 v^ithers, and also over the croup, should be at least equal 

 to his length of body (p. 127, et seq). 



2. The depth of the body at the withers should be 

 considerably less than half the height (p. 128). 



3. The loins behind the cantle of the saddle should be 

 flat on account of the presence of largely developed muscles 

 (pp. 52 and 172, et seq.). 



4. The gaskins should be broad (p. 209). 



5. The neck should be long (p. 154). 



6. The fore hand should be light (p. 185). Consequently, 

 the neck should be free from "lumber"; there should be 

 but little width between the fore legs (p. 168, et seq.) ; 

 the shoulders flat and without any *' place for the collar" 

 {p. 185); and the horse should not be thick between the 

 upper ends of the shoulder-blades (p, 184). 



7. The withers should be high, and should run far back. 



8. The hind legs should be long. 



9. The hocks should possess the ability of being freely 

 straightened out, as well as bent. 



As types of English race-horses, I may instance the 

 following : — 



Ormonde (Frontispiece), by Bend Or out of Lily Agnes, 

 was, I need hardly say, the race-horse of the century. In 



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