1903 Points of the Horse: A Treatise on the Confirmation, Movements, Breeds, and Evolution of the Horse

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Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Third edition, revised and enlarged with two hundred and seventy-nine images added. Illustrated with six hundred and sixty reproductions of photographs and drawings. A detailed treatise on the evolution of the horse, its breeds and movements. With chapters on the principles of conformation, names of the external parts, structure of the body, anatomy of the horse, distribution of weight, mechanisms of equine locomotion, attitudes, leaping, paces, intelligence and more. With commentary on various classes as well as horse-racing and wild horses. Written by M. Horace Hayes, an English veterinarian.