. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. 74 THE a:sierican farmer s horse book. line of the body the action is not true and smooth, and there is great risk of one hnib cutting the other. This is best seen by watching the trot from behind as well as before, which gives an opportunity of investigating the movements of both pairs of limbs. Ever}^ horse should be so made that, when 4ie stands, his fore cannon bones should be quite parallel; but in order to be so, as they stand closer together than his elbows, they must form a s
. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. 74 THE a:sierican farmer s horse book. line of the body the action is not true and smooth, and there is great risk of one hnib cutting the other. This is best seen by watching the trot from behind as well as before, which gives an opportunity of investigating the movements of both pairs of limbs. Ever}^ horse should be so made that, when 4ie stands, his fore cannon bones should be quite parallel; but in order to be so, as they stand closer together than his elbows, they must form a slight angle with the arm at the knee; and hence, as this part is bent, there is alwa3^s a slight tendency to turn out the foot, the exaggerated form of which is called "dish- ; The observer will, therefore, do well to ascertain the extent. ACTION IN THE TRUE TROT. to which this should be carried, or he will be apt to condemn a per feet goer as a "disher," from finding that he turns out his toes in bending the knee, though only in the trilling degree ordained by nature. If, in bending by the hand the fore foot to the elbow, the inner heel of the shoe is in contact Avith the outside of the arm, there will not be too much turning out of the foot, and the purchaser need not be afraid of this defect existiriii' in tiie horse he is examinino-. Provided the fetlocks and cannon ])ones are not actually touched or "hit" in trotting, the fore legs cannot be moved too closely together; but if they pass very near to one another in a fat dealer's horse, it maybe suspected that when he is reduced in Hesh to a proper working. 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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