. Judging farm animals . Livestock. 88 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS. rig. 45.—"A plumb line dropped from the point of the ; of the attitudes of the limbs has re- ceived much study, and authorities seem quite agreed on what these should be. When standing at atten- t i o n, in perfect pose, the profile of the face will be at right angles with the top of the neck, and the weight will be equally distrib- uted on all four limbs. To ascer- tain if the limbs are in correct position from a front point of view, a plumb line dropped from the point of the shoulder should divide the leg through
. Judging farm animals . Livestock. 88 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS. rig. 45.—"A plumb line dropped from the point of the ; of the attitudes of the limbs has re- ceived much study, and authorities seem quite agreed on what these should be. When standing at atten- t i o n, in perfect pose, the profile of the face will be at right angles with the top of the neck, and the weight will be equally distrib- uted on all four limbs. To ascer- tain if the limbs are in correct position from a front point of view, a plumb line dropped from the point of the shoulder should divide the leg through knee, cannon, pas- tern and foot into two lateral halves. As a rule, the fore- arms slope in very slightly while the cannons stand paral- lel. From a side view, a line dropped from the bony projection on the shoulder blade should pass through the cen- ter of the elbow joint and meet the ground at the cen- ter of the foot. When the horse is viewed from in front, and the knpps! nnnpar ton ^'^' ^6.—"A line dropped from the bony pro- jmees appear too jemon of the shoulder ;. 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 Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. New York : Orange Judd Company
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