. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. JUDGING THE HORSE 171 hour in a free, easy manner. Many heavy horses tend to carry the feet to one side somewhat when in motion. This is in a measure due to the straight, open-topped shoulder. When watching the horse in action, look for a strong, only moder- ately high knee and hock movement, but do not look for much speed. The heavy horse, however, inclines to drag his feet, and this should be watched for. As one stands behind, he should easily see the glisten of the shoe as each foot is raised. There are just as wide extremes in ac- tion
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. JUDGING THE HORSE 171 hour in a free, easy manner. Many heavy horses tend to carry the feet to one side somewhat when in motion. This is in a measure due to the straight, open-topped shoulder. When watching the horse in action, look for a strong, only moder- ately high knee and hock movement, but do not look for much speed. The heavy horse, however, inclines to drag his feet, and this should be watched for. As one stands behind, he should easily see the glisten of the shoe as each foot is raised. There are just as wide extremes in ac- tion among draft horses as among carriage horses, but not so much should be expected from the former as the latter. Opportunities to study horses are frequent, eith- er in the country or in town. If one is observ- ant of the horses that are constantly passing, much information of val- ue will reward the effort. Comparisons may be repeatedly made, for two-horse teams always provide such an opportunity, while in many public places two or more horses are frequently standing side by side, interesting subjects for F g. 96. Powerful draft horse confor- mation from behind. The camera being nea- rer the hind than the front ones, th" for- mer apnear much too long and out of propor- tion. Photograph by courtesy The 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 Sumner, 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. : Webb Pub. Co.
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