. Points of the horse; a treatise on the conformation, movements, breeds and evolution of the horse. Horses. LENGTH OF THE BONES OF THE LIMBS, 137 proportion (about i to 2\) to the length of the body in both the racer and cart-horse, the comparison does not hold good with regard to the height, which is naturally influenced by the length of the fore legs. Width between the Fore Legs shows strength of the pectoral muscles (p. 31) which draw the fore limbs back, and consequent weight on the fore hand. Hence the galloper and jumper must be comparatively narrow in front; and the cart-horse,
. Points of the horse; a treatise on the conformation, movements, breeds and evolution of the horse. Horses. LENGTH OF THE BONES OF THE LIMBS, 137 proportion (about i to 2\) to the length of the body in both the racer and cart-horse, the comparison does not hold good with regard to the height, which is naturally influenced by the length of the fore legs. Width between the Fore Legs shows strength of the pectoral muscles (p. 31) which draw the fore limbs back, and consequent weight on the fore hand. Hence the galloper and jumper must be comparatively narrow in front; and the cart-horse, YiQ, 239.—Fore Foot drawn up so as to touch THE Elbow. Comparative Weight of Body.—The body of all saddle horses should be as light as is compatible with the due performance of their work ; for any extra weight will be carried at the expense of the soundness of their legs. It is different with the harness horse, which has, comparatively, no weight on his back. The heavy cart-horse requires a deep, massive body for the attachment of his powerful muscles, and, also, to give him the necessary weight to throw into the collar. This subject has been discussed in Chapter IX. (p. 60). Comparative Length of the Bones of the Limbs— If we ''pick up" in succession the fore feet of a number of. 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 Hayes, M. Horace (Matthew Horace), 1842-1904. London, W. Thacker & co
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