4th.—From the point of the hock to the ground J K.
5th.—From the dorsal angle of the scapula to the point of the haunch D D.
6th.—From the xiphoid region to the fetlock joint M I; above this latter in large horses and race horses, below it in small horses and in those of medium size.
7th.—From the superior fold of the stifle joint to the summit of the croup in subjects whose coxofemoral angle is large; this distance is always less in other cases (G and B).
Two and one-half times the head gives—
1st.—The height of the withers H, above the ground.
2nd.—The height of the top of the croup above the ground.
3rd.—Very often the length of the body from the point of the arm to that of the buttock, E F.
The length of the croup from the point of the haunch to that of the buttock D F is always less than that of the head; this varies from 5 to 10 centimetres. As to its width from one haunch to another, it often exceeds only very little its length (often it is equal to the latter), G and B.
The croup, D F, exists quite accurately in length four times in the same horse.