. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. JLj. FIG. 9. FIG. 10. FIG. 11. might be called bandy-legged, the hoofs standing too near together. Fig. 11 is downright splay-footed. VIII. Do not Invest in Faulty Limbs. Avoid the two latter specimens, and hold fast to the first example. In short, do not permit yourself to be satisfied with any of the deci- dedly bad conformations exhibited in these valuable object lessons. If you study this chapter carefully, in relation to the vices and disabil- ities and unsoundness described in


. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. JLj. FIG. 9. FIG. 10. FIG. 11. might be called bandy-legged, the hoofs standing too near together. Fig. 11 is downright splay-footed. VIII. Do not Invest in Faulty Limbs. Avoid the two latter specimens, and hold fast to the first example. In short, do not permit yourself to be satisfied with any of the deci- dedly bad conformations exhibited in these valuable object lessons. If you study this chapter carefully, in relation to the vices and disabil- ities and unsoundness described in Chapter VIII, you should not go far astray in making up your mind as to what constitutes a good horse. And in this connection we reiterate that without sound limbs and good hoofs, no horse is, or possibly can be, a really good 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 Darling, Andrew. [from old catalog]. St. Louis, Mo. , Journal of agriculture co


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