The encyclopædia of the stable The encyclopædia of the stable: a complete manual of the horse, its breeds, anatomy, physiology, diseases, breeding, breaking, training and management, with articles on harness, farriery, carriages, etc. comprising a thousand hints to horse owners encyclopdiaofs00shaw Year: 1909 HEAD COLLAR—HEART situation being at the top corners, but not too high up, else the poll will be too narrow, and spoil the horse's appearance. The length of the head in a well-proportioned horse should be the same as from the top of the withers to the point of the shoulders, and from the
The encyclopædia of the stable The encyclopædia of the stable: a complete manual of the horse, its breeds, anatomy, physiology, diseases, breeding, breaking, training and management, with articles on harness, farriery, carriages, etc. comprising a thousand hints to horse owners encyclopdiaofs00shaw Year: 1909 HEAD COLLAR—HEART situation being at the top corners, but not too high up, else the poll will be too narrow, and spoil the horse's appearance. The length of the head in a well-proportioned horse should be the same as from the top of the withers to the point of the shoulders, and from the point of the hock to the ground. The principal bones of the head are — the Frontal or forehead bone, the Parietal, of which one is on each side from the Frontal to the Poll ; the Occipital at the back ; the Temporal, which connects the Parietal and Occipital; the Lacrymal, situated in front of the eyes; the Nasal or nose bone; and the Superior and Inferior Maxillary bones, which are the upper and lower jaws. (See Bones^ Ears, Eyes, Poll^ Roman Nose.) Head Collar. —The leather halter which is worn in the stable. Head Collar Rope.— The rope attached to the head collar, which runs through a ring in the manger, the other end being fixed to a log or weight, in order that the rope may not become slack, and get over the horse's leg. Ropes or Head Collar. leather lines are infinitely superior to chains for fastening up horses, as the noise of the latter running through rings deprives other animals of their rest. Head-Stall.—See Head Collar. Heart.—The heart is situated in the chest between the fore-arms, and its use is to act as a pump to force the blood through the arteries and capillaries towards the veins, by which it is carried back to the heart, which is in two parts, i6i L
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