y the ribs, and which contains the lungs, heart, etc.
Therefore, instead of saying that a horse which struck a fence without
rising at it, "chested" it, we should, on the contrary, say that he
"breasted" it. This confusion between the terms "breast" and "chest" is
not unusual.

The _brisket_ (16) is the part formed by the breastbone, and is the
lower part of the chest.

The _girth-place_ is that portion of the brisket which is just behind
the fore legs, and which the girths pass under when the horse is
saddled.

The _back_ (4 and 11) is practically the withers and that portion of the
upper part of the body which is covered by the saddle. Strictly
speaking, it is that portion of the spine which is possessed of ribs. In
common parlance, the term "back" is often applied to the upper part of
the horse, from the withers to the highest point of the croup (Fig. 148,
_H_). This measurement includes the _loins_ (12) as well as the back.
The bones (six vertebrae) of the loins have no ribs, and, consequently,
the flanks on each side are soft to the touch, and have a tendency to
"fall in" (become depressed), especially if the abdomen, which is
underneath them, be insufficiently filled with food. The _croup_ (17) is
that part of the spine which is between the loins and tail. The hind
legs are connected to the croup by means of the pelvis, which is firmly
united to the croup by strong ligaments. The pelvis stands in the same
relation to the hind legs as the shoulder blades do to the fore limbs,
the chief difference between them being that the pelvis is a single bony
structure composed of several bones, and the shoulder blades are
separate bones. The front part of the pelvis is called the _point of the
hip_ (_S_).

The _stifle_ (_N_) is the joint of the hind leg which is at the lower
part of the flank. The _thigh_ extends from the stifle to the hip joint.

The _hock_ (20) is the large and freely movable joint which is
immediately above the hind cannon-bone. The _point of the hock_ (_Q_) is
the bony projection at the back and top of the hock. The _hamstring_, or
_tendo Achillis_ (_P_), is the tendinous cord which runs up the back
of the leg from the point of the hock. The _gaskin_ (19) is the part of
the leg immediately above the hock and bounded at the rear by the
hamstring. The term, _thigh_, is usually applied to the part of the hind
leg above the gaskin; but, correctly speaking, it is the part of the
hind leg above the stifle