The points of the horse : a familiar treatise on equine conformation . t by a linedrawn across this bone at the point at which its head beginsto enlarge in order to form a joint with the lower bones ofthe hock. The point of the hock [q) is the bony projection at theback and top of the hock. The parts of the hind leg below the hock are similarlynamed to those of the fore leq; below the knee. The Dock (r) is the solid part of the tail. —The following definitions have reference toFig, 2 :— The Height of a Horse {a b) is the vertical distanceof the highest point of his withers from the ground,
The points of the horse : a familiar treatise on equine conformation . t by a linedrawn across this bone at the point at which its head beginsto enlarge in order to form a joint with the lower bones ofthe hock. The point of the hock [q) is the bony projection at theback and top of the hock. The parts of the hind leg below the hock are similarlynamed to those of the fore leq; below the knee. The Dock (r) is the solid part of the tail. —The following definitions have reference toFig, 2 :— The Height of a Horse {a b) is the vertical distanceof the highest point of his withers from the ground, whenhe is standing with his fore legs nearly vertical andwith the points of his hocks in a vertical line with thepoints of his buttocks. I have qualified vertical with nearly when referring to the fore legs ; for when the LENGTH OF HORSE. V hind legs are placed as in Fig. 2, the weight of the headand neck, which are in front of the fore legs, would causethe animal to stand somewhat over. I may mention thatthis figure was drawn from a photograph of a well-shaped. Fig ?Measurements of Horse. race-horse, Tristan, who was standing, if I may use theexpression, at attention. When a pony is being measuredfor racing, his legs should be placed in the position I havedescribed. The Length of the Body of a Horse {d e) is the horizontal distance from the front of the chest to a linedropped vertically from the point of the buttock. I must 28 NAMES OF EXTERNAL PARTS AND DEFINITIONS. explain that this measurement is a somewhat arbitrary one ;but it is, as far as I can see, the best for the purpose. Colonel Duhousset, in his book, Le Ckeval, takes thelength of a horse as the distance from the point of the shoulderto the point of the buttock. As this is not a horizontalmeasurement; I prefer to it the one I have just given. The Depth of the Chest at the Withers {a c) is the vertical distance from the top of the withers to the bottomof the chest. This measurement, being taken for con-venience
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