. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. 04 THE AMElilCAX FARMER S STOCK H(JOK. It is an important and poworfnl muscle and is used in raising and bring- ing forward tlic upper hone of the tliigh. It has l)een not inaptly called the kicking muscle, and is sliown at m, on pages 57 and (i4 and 65. Tht' fflutieus externuif, I, is a slender muscle attached to the kicking nuis- cle and has a similar origin and function. It may he called the assistant kickin<r ; cuvKi!ix<;. The Three Headed Muscle.—^Mien the horse is in motion
. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. 04 THE AMElilCAX FARMER S STOCK H(JOK. It is an important and poworfnl muscle and is used in raising and bring- ing forward tlic upper hone of the tliigh. It has l)een not inaptly called the kicking muscle, and is sliown at m, on pages 57 and (i4 and 65. Tht' fflutieus externuif, I, is a slender muscle attached to the kicking nuis- cle and has a similar origin and function. It may he called the assistant kickin<r ; cuvKi!ix<;. The Three Headed Muscle.—^Mien the horse is in motion a conspic- uous nuiscle of the hind-ciuaiter is the three headed muscle of the thigh (triceps fonion's), shown at n. This is really three muscles in one, each having a common origin and united together. It comes from several of the hones of the spine, including some at the root of the tail, and from various jjarts of the hauni'h hone. It curves downwards and forwards, dividing into three heads. These are inserted hroadly into the upper part of the lower bone of the thigh behind the knee {stifle joint). Its action straightens the leg, and it has great jiower in carrying the animal forward, for while the glutei muscles bend the leg before it takes the spring, the triceps, acting in opposition, forces the leg straight and lifts the body forward. The hinder margin of this muscle may he seen in all horses, parallel to the outline of the huttock, hut it is prominent in racing. 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 Periam, Jonathan. [from old catalog]; Baker, A. H. , [from old catalog] joint author. St. Louis, Mo. , N. D. Thompson & co.
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