. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools. Agriculture. Horses 301 Heavy-harness horses. — The show horses of the parks are classed as heavy-harness horses. They are known, also, as coach, or carriage, horses. The weight varies somewhat ac- cording to the breed; mares and geldings range from 1100 to. ^z Fig. 118. — Points of the horse. 1, muzzle ; 2, Hps ; 3, nostril; 4, face ; 5, eye ; 6, forehead ; 7, fore top ; 8, ears ; 9, poll; 10, jaw; 11, throatlatch ; 12, neck; 13, crest; 14, withers; 15, shoulder; 16, breast; 17, point of shoulder; 18, arm; 19, elbow; 20, fore flank; 21, f
. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools. Agriculture. Horses 301 Heavy-harness horses. — The show horses of the parks are classed as heavy-harness horses. They are known, also, as coach, or carriage, horses. The weight varies somewhat ac- cording to the breed; mares and geldings range from 1100 to. ^z Fig. 118. — Points of the horse. 1, muzzle ; 2, Hps ; 3, nostril; 4, face ; 5, eye ; 6, forehead ; 7, fore top ; 8, ears ; 9, poll; 10, jaw; 11, throatlatch ; 12, neck; 13, crest; 14, withers; 15, shoulder; 16, breast; 17, point of shoulder; 18, arm; 19, elbow; 20, fore flank; 21, forearm; 22, knee; 23, cannon; 24, fetlock joint; 25, pastern ; 26, coronet; 27, feet; 28, seat of side bone ; 29, seat of spHnt; 30, chestnut; 31, abdomen; 32, ribs; 33, back; 34,"loin; 35, point of hip; 36, coupling; 37, hind flank; 38. sheath; 39, stifle joint; 40, seat of thoroughpin; 41, seat of bog spavin; 42, seat of l)one spavin; 43, seat of ring bone; 44, seat of curb; 45, hock; 46, gaskin; 47, thigh; 48, quarter; 49, croup; 50, point of buttock; 51, tail. 1250 pounds and stallions from 1250 to 1450 pounds. The typical coach horse stands about 16 hands high. The animals are less angular than the light-harness horses, next described, and show less speed. The head should be lean,. 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 Sampson, Harry Oscar, 1879-. New York, Macmillan
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