. Types and market classes of live stock. ic, and the meetingwith the ground seems to send the foot on again as though itwere made of India rubber. The foot, pastern, cannon, andforearm cannot accomplish this alone. There must also befreedom of action of the arm and shoulder. Every movementmust show grace and style, and the whole attitude of the horseshould be one of combined courage and power. Proper folding of the knee meets only half of the require-ment. Associated with this, there should be decided flexing 360 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock of the hock. The hind foot will leave the
. Types and market classes of live stock. ic, and the meetingwith the ground seems to send the foot on again as though itwere made of India rubber. The foot, pastern, cannon, andforearm cannot accomplish this alone. There must also befreedom of action of the arm and shoulder. Every movementmust show grace and style, and the whole attitude of the horseshould be one of combined courage and power. Proper folding of the knee meets only half of the require-ment. Associated with this, there should be decided flexing 360 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock of the hock. The hind foot will leave the ground with snapand free movement of pastern; at the same time, the hockwill be carried, not backward, but upward toward the dock, toaccomplish which the hock must be flexed very decidedly, and,when in this position, the leg swings far forward and the footis let down to the ground. If the action of the hind leg is asdescribed, the hind foot clears the ground by considerable dis-tance, and the hocks do not drag out behind the horse. Many. \—
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