E. A. A. GRANGE. 
saddle or light road work, but very straight pasterns are not 
desirable, in our opinion, in any class on account of the concussion 
they are liable to produce, but even the long oblique kind may be, 
and often are, overdone; in them the strain upon the parts is lia¬ 
ble to produce an irritation that in its turn will cause ringbone. 
The pasterns of the fore legs are usually a little more up¬ 
right than those of the hind leg. This being the case, we think 
it one of the reasons why ringbone is more prevalent in the hind 
than the front pasterns. 
Continuing down the leg we eventually come to the foot, a 
region which has been given a great deal of consideration in all 
ages and by most writers upon equine topics; indeed it is doubtful 
if there is any one space in the whole animal which receives so 
Plate No. 3. 
Points which are measured from and to, are indicated by the numbers on the 
above figures. 
