. Productive agriculture . e length of the pasternof the coach horse. Study the action, noting the length of stride, elasticity,trueness, and energy. How does the light horse differ from the coach horse,and the draft horse ? (b) With a plumb hne, made by tying a Uttle rockor a piece of lead to a string, study the skeleton of a horse, as to straight-ness from the shoulder point, and buttock, and also from the sides. 2. Tell the Age of a Horse.—Examine several horses and tell theirages. From what teeth can you tell the age of horses imder nine years ?Over nine years ? What points are observed on
. Productive agriculture . e length of the pasternof the coach horse. Study the action, noting the length of stride, elasticity,trueness, and energy. How does the light horse differ from the coach horse,and the draft horse ? (b) With a plumb hne, made by tying a Uttle rockor a piece of lead to a string, study the skeleton of a horse, as to straight-ness from the shoulder point, and buttock, and also from the sides. 2. Tell the Age of a Horse.—Examine several horses and tell theirages. From what teeth can you tell the age of horses imder nine years ?Over nine years ? What points are observed on the lower front teeth of ahorse three years old? Four years old? How can one teU the age of ahorse under five years ? How can one tell the age of a horse after he is fiveyears old ? After he is nine years old ? After what age is it impossible totell accurately the age of a horse ? 3. Location of Blemishes. — With a horse before you, tell whereblemishes are located, and the character of each. 1.^8 PRODUCTRE AGRICULTURE. Fig. oj. - - Parts oi a hurse. I. Mouth. 14. Shoulder. 27- Back. 2. Nostril. 15. Breast. 28. Loin. 3. Chin. 16. .-Vrm. 29. Rear llank. 4. Nose. 17. Elbow. 30. Bellv. 5. Face. iS. Forearm. 31. Hip: 6. Forehead. 19- Knee. 32. Croup. 7. Eye. 20. Cannon. 33. Tail. 8. Ear. 21. Fetlock. 34. Buttock. 9. Lower jaw. 22. Pastern. 35. Quarters. 10. Throat latch. Foot. 36. Thigh. II. AVindpipe. 24- Fore flank. 37. Stifle. 12. Crest. 25. Heart girth. 3S. Lower thigt 13. Wither. 20. Coupling. 39. Hock. THE HORSE 139 4. Measurements of a Draft Horse and a Light Horse. — Take measure-ments with a tape of the following points of a draft horse and a light horseyand record in the following table. To make these measurements accurately you will need to study the partsof the horse shown on the opposite page. On Figure 62 indicate thedistances in the table that are to be measured, and practice until you caiilocate the points at once. How many of the parts mentioned on Fig-ur
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