Points of the horse : a familiar treatise on equine conformation / by M. Horace Hayes ; illustrated by 77 reproductions of photographs, and 205 drawings, chiefly by J.H. Oswald Brown.

Date:
1893
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Points of the horse : a familiar treatise on equine conformation / by M. Horace Hayes ; illustrated by 77 reproductions of photographs, and 205 drawings, chiefly by J.H. Oswald Brown. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    CHAPTER VI. DISTRIBUTION OF WEIGHT IN THE HORSE'S BODY. Comparative Weight borne by the Fore and Hind Limbs—Centre of Gravity 49_5I CHAPTER VII. LEVERS. Definition—First Order—Second Order—Third Order—Relations be- tween the Power and Weight in Levers—Comparisons between Power and Weight in Muscular Levers—Directions in which the Power and Weight respectively Act ..... 52-56 CHAPTER VIII. MECHANISM OF EQUINE LOCOMOTION. Displacement of the Centre of Gravity—Manner in which Propulsion is effected by the Limbs—Direction of Propulsion and Distance through which the Centre of Gravity of the Body is moved—Com- parative Speed in the Action of the Limbs—Action of the Muscles which extend the Vertebrae—Width between each respective Pair of Legs as affecting Speed—Effect of Insecurity of Equilibrium on Speed—Fatigue from the various Paces—Action of the Head and Neck in Locomotion—Mechanism of the Fetlock Joint—Mechanism of the Hock Joint. ....... 57_70 CHAPTER IX. Mechanism of draught ....... 7I_74 CHAPTER X. ATTITUDES OF THE HORSE. Standing at Attention—Standing Collectedly—Standing at Ease— Carriage of the Head and Neck 75~87 CHAPTER XI. STATIONARY MOVEMENTS OF THE HORSE. Lying Down and Getting Up—Rearing—Kicking—The Piafler . 88-94