The horse and his diseases : embracing his history and varieties, breeding and management and vices; with the diseases to which he is subject, and the remedies best adapted to their cure . There is an evident family resem-blance in their foreheads, their neck and crests being so often,as to render the mark somewhat characteristic, lofty but erect,without much curvature, and the neck apt to be thick at thesetting-on of the head, which, though good, is rarely manes and tails are almost invariably coarse, as well asheavy and abundant, and have very often a strong wave, oreven curl,
The horse and his diseases : embracing his history and varieties, breeding and management and vices; with the diseases to which he is subject, and the remedies best adapted to their cure . There is an evident family resem-blance in their foreheads, their neck and crests being so often,as to render the mark somewhat characteristic, lofty but erect,without much curvature, and the neck apt to be thick at thesetting-on of the head, which, though good, is rarely manes and tails are almost invariably coarse, as well asheavy and abundant, and have very often a strong wave, oreven curl, of the hair. It is admitted by the most strenuous opponents of this horseas a distinct family, that the very best general stock for breed-ing for general work—namely, a high cross of the very bestthorough-bred on the sires side, with the very best general stock NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HORSE. 73 on the dams—is to be found, so far as the United States areconcerned, on the frontiers of Yermont, and that of the mostapproved quality. Having given the history of the various types or families ofthe horse throughout the world, we next propose taking up THE NATUKAL HISTOKY OF THE BKELETOK OF THE HORSE AS COVERED BY THE MUSCLES. 1. 1. Th* seven cervical vertebrae, or bones of the neck. 2. The sternum, or breast-borne. 3. The scapula, or shoulder-blade. 4. The humerus, or bone of the arm. 5,.5. The radius, or boue of the fore-arm. 6. The nliia, or elbow. 7. The cartilages ofthe ribs. S, 8, 8. The costs, or ribs. 9. The carpus, or seven bones. 10, 10. Themetacarpal, or shank-bones: the larger metacarpal, or cannon, or shank-bone, infront; and the small metacarpal, or splint-bone, behind. 11. The upper The lower pastern. The coffln-bone. 14 to 14. The eighteen dorsal vertebra,or bones of the spine. 15. The six lumbar vertebrae, or bones of the loins. 16, 16. Thehaunch, consisting of the iUum, the ischium, and the pubis. 17, 17. The femur, orthigh-bone. 18, 18. T
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