. Elements of hippology. Horses. ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. Ill. Figure 74.—A Study in Conformation. Sir Thomas, Thoroughbred Officer's Charger. Courtesy of Henry T. Allen, U. S. Cavalry. his fore leg forward when he is down, to get a bearing, he can not rise. High withers, extending well back, are generally associated with long necks, long and sloping shoulder-blades, and powerful back muscles. Low withers are generally found on animals with short necks and straight shoulder-blades. The withers should not be too fleshy and thick. The horse shown in Figure 73 has very thin, prominent w
. Elements of hippology. Horses. ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. Ill. Figure 74.—A Study in Conformation. Sir Thomas, Thoroughbred Officer's Charger. Courtesy of Henry T. Allen, U. S. Cavalry. his fore leg forward when he is down, to get a bearing, he can not rise. High withers, extending well back, are generally associated with long necks, long and sloping shoulder-blades, and powerful back muscles. Low withers are generally found on animals with short necks and straight shoulder-blades. The withers should not be too fleshy and thick. The horse shown in Figure 73 has very thin, prominent withers, and his back slopes too much from the croup. The result is that the saddle could not be kept from chafing the top of his withers, which were always sore after a ride. He was, in consequence, not for. 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 Marshall, F. C. (Francis Cutler), 1867-; United States Military Academy. Dept. of Tactics. Kansas City : Hudson press
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