. The horse in the stable and the field: his management in health and disease ... with an essay on the American trotting horse, and suggestions on the breeding and training of trotters. Horses. PROPORTIONS OF VARIOUS POINTS. 27. Inebes, Height at withers and croup .... 63 Length from shoulder-point to quarter 66 From the lowest part of chest to the ground 36 From the elbow-point to the ground . 39 From the withers to the pole, just be- hind the ears, in a straight line. . 30 The same measured along the crest . 32 "Length of head 22 Width across the forehead 9£ Girth varies from 76 to 79.
. The horse in the stable and the field: his management in health and disease ... with an essay on the American trotting horse, and suggestions on the breeding and training of trotters. Horses. PROPORTIONS OF VARIOUS POINTS. 27. Inebes, Height at withers and croup .... 63 Length from shoulder-point to quarter 66 From the lowest part of chest to the ground 36 From the elbow-point to the ground . 39 From the withers to the pole, just be- hind the ears, in a straight line. . 30 The same measured along the crest . 32 "Length of head 22 Width across the forehead 9£ Girth varies from 76 to 79. Circumference of fore cannon-hone. 7&, 8, 8, 8, 8£, and 9 inches. Circumference of arm just below the elbow, 16£ to 18 inches. Iocbsi From the withers to the hip .... 22 From the stifle to the point of the hock, in the attitude shown in the plan 28 From the root of tail to stifle-joint . 26 From the point of the hock to the ground 22$ Length of arm from the elbow to the pisiform-bone 19J From the pisiform-bone to the ground 19i On comparing these measurements with those of Eclipse, as recorded by St. Bel, it will appear that there is some considerable variation from those of that celebrated horse, which he is said to have measured during life, and to have also checked his dimensions after death. Thus, though Eclipse was very low before, and yet was sixty-six inches high, his head was twenty-two inches long, being the same as the average length of the six horses given by myself, though they are three inches lower at the withers, and at least five inches lower at the croup. Again, though thus shown to be particularly short, it must have been of extraordinary width; for, according to the same authority, it measured one foot across below the eyes; but, as Mr. Percivall remarks, this must be a mistake for above the eyes. Indeed, I cannot help thinking, in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabilit
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