Girth (30, 30). — Gives approximately the capacity of the lungs.
Heel. — Should not to be too high or contracted, that is, drawn to-gether.
Hip. — Should be broad, with powerful muscles.
Hip-joint (20). — Is not always easily discovered by an amateur.
Hock (25). — One of the most important of the points of the horse; should be large, clean — that is, without any rough protuberances on the bone — flat, and "with a good clean point standing clear of the rest of the joint."
Hoof. — Deep, like a cup; not flat, like a saucer,
Jaw. — Should be wide up toward the socket, to give room for windpipe, and permit of a graceful carriage of head.
Knee. — Can hardly be too large. Looked at from in front, should appear much wider than the leg, and should stretch out backward into a sharp edge, called the pisiform-bone.
Loins (17). — Broad, muscular, and arched slightly upward.
Lower Thigh. — See "Gaskin" (23).
Mane. — When thick and coarse, indicates inferior blood.
Muzzle (4). — Should be small, but with large nostril. A coarse muzzle indicates low breeding.
Nostril. — Open and prominent.
Pastern (13). — The short oblique bone between the fetlock and hoof. Should not be straighter than sixty, nor lower than forty-five degrees to the ground.
Pastern-joint (12). — Same as fetlock- joint.
Pisiform-bone (16). — At the back of the knee.
Point of the Hock (26).
Point of the Shoulder (29). — The lower end of the shoulder-blade, to which is jointed the true arm.
Poll. — The top of the head.
Quarters (21). — Should be muscular.
Ribs. — Should be well arched, and come up close to the hip.
Shoulder (7, 7). — Should be long and oblique.
Spavin Place (27). — Should be free from bony enlargement.
Stifle-joint (24). — Corresponds to the human knee.
