ch lies between the
cannon bone and the back tendons. The fact that it stands sharply out
between these two structures, when viewed from the side, shows that it
is in a sound condition, which is a most important point as regards
usefulness; because injury to it, from accident or overwork, is a
fruitful cause of lameness, especially in saddle horses that are
employed in fast work.

The _fore-arm_ (5) is the portion of the fore leg between the knee and
the elbow.

The _point of the elbow_ (_I_) is the bony projection which is at the
top and back of the fore-arm.

The _point of the shoulder_ (_H_) is the prominent bony angle which lies
a little below the junction of the neck and shoulder, and consists of
the outer portion of the upper end of the humerus.

The _forehead_ (_A_) is the front part of the head which is above the
eyes.

The _nose_ (_B_) is a continuation of the forehead, and ends opposite
the nostrils (_C_).

The _muzzle_ is the lower end of the head, and includes the nostrils,
upper and lower lips (_D_ and _E_), and the bones and teeth covered by
the lips.

The _chin-groove_ (_F_) is the depression at the back of the lower jaw,
and just above the fulness of the lower lip, which, in this case,
assumes the appearance of a chin.

The _angles of the lower jaw_ (_G_) are the bony angles between which
the upper end of the wind-pipe lies.

The _withers_ (4) are the bony ridge which is the forward end of the
back.

The _shoulders_ (3) are the bony and muscular portion of the body which
is more or less included between a line drawn from the point of the
shoulder (_H_) to the front end of the withers, and another line drawn
from the point of the elbow (_I_) to the rear end of the withers.
Anatomically speaking, the shoulders consist of the _humerus_ (the bone
which lies between the elbow and the point of the shoulder), shoulder
blade, and the muscles which cover them.

The _crest_ (_T_) is the upper part of the neck, extending from the
withers to the ears.

The _jugular groove_ (_U_) is the groove which is on each side of the
neck, just above the wind-pipe. It marks the course of the jugular vein.

The _poll_ (_V_) is the part on the top of the neck, immediately behind
the ears.

The _breast_ is the front portion of the body which we see between the
fore legs and below a line connecting the points of both shoulders, when
looking at the animal from the front. The chest is the cavity which is
covered b