Horses, saddles and bridles (1906) (14578158210)

Identifier: horsessaddlesbri00cart (find matches)
Title: Horses, saddles and bridles
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Carter, William H. (William Harding), 1851-1925
Subjects: Cavalry Horses
Publisher: Baltimore, Md. : The Lord Baltimore Press, The Friedenwald Company
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University



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Figure lo. Thoroughbred Mare Blue Girl. A typical race horse. there should be no weak point, and no part with excessivedevelopment, as compared to the other (figures 8, 9, 10 and 11). Outward forms are mainly dependent on the formation of thebony skeleton. In a well-bred horse the tendons, ligaments, and THE CAVALRY HORSE 23 muscles are generally in keeping with the bones; that is, largebones usually give attachment to large, powerful muscles, tendons,etc. The processes of the bones are better developed, and give a
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Figure 11. Fine type of Arab saddle horse of famous family. greater mechanical advantage to the muscles than in the case ofcommon country horses. Without good structural formationstrength will not be found, and even with it, all the desirablequalities should not be expected. 24 HORSES, SADDLES AND BRIDLES The power of a horse increases with his size, provided the rela-tive proportion of the parts and the general compactness aremaintained. This, however, is rarely the case. There is acertain size beyond which the parts do not seem to grow in dueproportion to each other. Very large horses are seldom fit forsaddle purposes; on the contrary ponies are often great weightcarriers. There are some relations between parts of the horse which it iswell to consider as an aid in training the eye. In this way it maybe decided at a glance if a horse approaches the average formaccepted as most suitable for service. The horse shown in figure 12 has a well-earned reputation as aweight carrier and long