Types and market classes of live stock . Fig. 119. Front View of Fore Legs. A vertical line downward from the point of the shoulder should fall uponthe center of the knee, cannon, pastern, and foot. A, Ideal position; B, toesout; C, bow legged; D,narrow chested and toes out; E, stands close; F, knockkneed; G, pigeon toed. In other words, your change in position changed the column ofbones supporting your weight from a straight, vertical columnto a broken one with angles which acted as springs and absorbedthe jar. It is just so with a horse having good feet and nicelysloping shoulders and paster
Types and market classes of live stock . Fig. 119. Front View of Fore Legs. A vertical line downward from the point of the shoulder should fall uponthe center of the knee, cannon, pastern, and foot. A, Ideal position; B, toesout; C, bow legged; D,narrow chested and toes out; E, stands close; F, knockkneed; G, pigeon toed. In other words, your change in position changed the column ofbones supporting your weight from a straight, vertical columnto a broken one with angles which acted as springs and absorbedthe jar. It is just so with a horse having good feet and nicelysloping shoulders and pasterns. ..-\ ->.. ^. Fig. 120. Side View of Fpre Legs. A vertical line downward from the center of the elbow joint should fallupon the center of the knee and fetlock joints and meet the ground back ofthe heel. A, Ideal position; B, camped under; C, camped out; D, knee sprung;E, calf kneed. Defective conformations of the legs and effects on action.— A line around the hoof on the ground gives the area of the baseof support of that leg. If the center of the base of support ofthe leg is not directly under the center of the weight falling onthat leg, the side of the foot nearest the point directly under Types and Market Classes op Live Stock 367 the center of weight will be compelled to do more than its shareof the work. Therefore the leg of the horse should be so setthat the center of the base of support comes directly under thecenter of the weight it bears. The fore legs should be so placed
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