. The family horse : its stabling, care and feeding : a practical manual for horse-keepers . Horses. Fig. 13.—STEADDLED. Fig. 13.—" ; Fig. 14.—WEAK PASTEKN. withers and sloping; the upper arm powerful' and muscular ; the shank short, lean, not beefy, with round sinews and flat bone; the pasterns not too long, but oblique; the hoofs round, free from grooves running up and down. The back should be short between the withers and the croup; the loins broad and muscular ; the quarters powerful and solid ; the hocks large, bony, and well set down ; the shanks strong, flat and cl
. The family horse : its stabling, care and feeding : a practical manual for horse-keepers . Horses. Fig. 13.—STEADDLED. Fig. 13.—" ; Fig. 14.—WEAK PASTEKN. withers and sloping; the upper arm powerful' and muscular ; the shank short, lean, not beefy, with round sinews and flat bone; the pasterns not too long, but oblique; the hoofs round, free from grooves running up and down. The back should be short between the withers and the croup; the loins broad and muscular ; the quarters powerful and solid ; the hocks large, bony, and well set down ; the shanks strong, flat and clean. Mrs. M. L. Knowles of Michigan, who owns and personally con- ducts a successful stock farm, briefly describes a good horse as follows; *' Shakspeare describes a horse as ' Round-hoofed, short-jointed, fet- locks shag and long.' Never mind the long fetlocks, good breeding is indicated by short ones; but be sure it has sound hoofs of fair. 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 Martin, George A. , d. 1904. New York : Orange Judd Company
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