Agriculture for beginners . on, fetlock, and foot into two equal parts. u ^ *g^ klf^ ^^3B^^^ —^ ?HMMMH^- fSk .T. !-^C. in ^^^^r ^^|H^^|h w^r irif i-^^^? ?.? -i . 1 y imm ^M If sB g^ijg^ *^ti^^^^mm m ?Bb-JK n -111117111WM j> r t^ iM IW1I1 1 IflflfWMlllSMlMil Fig. The Roadster Type When the animal is formed in this way the feet have roomto be straight and square, with just the breadth of a hoofbetween them (Fig. 241). Roadsters are lighter in bone and less heavily muscled;their legs are longer than those of the draft horses and,as horsemen say, more daylight can be seen under thebody. The nec
Agriculture for beginners . on, fetlock, and foot into two equal parts. u ^ *g^ klf^ ^^3B^^^ —^ ?HMMMH^- fSk .T. !-^C. in ^^^^r ^^|H^^|h w^r irif i-^^^? ?.? -i . 1 y imm ^M If sB g^ijg^ *^ti^^^^mm m ?Bb-JK n -111117111WM j> r t^ iM IW1I1 1 IflflfWMlllSMlMil Fig. The Roadster Type When the animal is formed in this way the feet have roomto be straight and square, with just the breadth of a hoofbetween them (Fig. 241). Roadsters are lighter in bone and less heavily muscled;their legs are longer than those of the draft horses and,as horsemen say, more daylight can be seen under thebody. The neck is long and thin, but fits nicely into theshoulders. The shoulders are sloping and long and givethe roadster abilit\- to reach well out in his stride. The 268 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS head is set gracefully on the neck and should be carriedwith ease and erectness. Every man who is to deal with horses ought to become, byobservation and study, an expert judge of forms, qualities,types, defects, and Fig. 245. Side View of Legs The diagram shows how the straight Hnes ought to cross the legs ofa properly shaped horse The horses foot makes an interesting study. The hornyoutside protects the foot from mud, ice, and stones. Insidethe hoof are the bones and gristle that serve as cushionsto diminish the shock received while walking or running onhard roads or streets. When shoeing the horse the frogshould not be touched with the knife. It is very seldomthat any cutting need be done. Many blacksmiths do notknow this and often greatly injure the foot. DOMESTIC ANIMALS 269 Since the horse has but a small stomach, the food givenshould not be too bulky. In proportion to the horses size,its grain ration should be larger than that of other horses and mules, however, can be fed a more bulkyration than other horses, because they have larger stomachsand consequently have more room to store food.
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