. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 34 THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE the cannon, whereas it should be of good depth and the bone hard, smooth, and flat. The pasterns should stand at an angle of about 45 degrees with the floor, and be long, smooth, and springy. The feet should be of good size, round, wide at top, well developed at heel, and preferably dark of bone. The chest usually presents less breadth and more proportionate depth, the roadster thus often seeming narrow-chested. Plenty of lung capacity, with prominent breast, is essential, but these features are not inconsistent with s
. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 34 THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE the cannon, whereas it should be of good depth and the bone hard, smooth, and flat. The pasterns should stand at an angle of about 45 degrees with the floor, and be long, smooth, and springy. The feet should be of good size, round, wide at top, well developed at heel, and preferably dark of bone. The chest usually presents less breadth and more proportionate depth, the roadster thus often seeming narrow-chested. Plenty of lung capacity, with prominent breast, is essential, but these features are not inconsistent with such a form of chest. The body. Fig. ti. Rhea W. and Easter Belle. A great pair of prize-winning roadsters. Champions at National Horse Show, Madison Square Garden, New York, 1904. Owned by Miss K. L. Wilks, Gait, Ontario, Canada. Photograph from the owner should be strongly ribbed, the back short, the coupling close, the loin strong and muscular, and the entire body framework indicating constitution. Muscle and not fat is what the roadster should carry, and thus his body frequently appears lacking in capacity, as is in fact the case. Some of the most famous trotters and pacers have certainly appeared to lack girth, with flanks high, and circumference around the body at hind flank distinctly less than good conformation would imply desirable. A strong but not overprominent hip is preferable. The croup is one of the most variable features of the roadster. Length, breadth, and levelness are associated with the trot, but the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston ; New York : Ginn
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