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Definition of Pasterns
1. pastern [n] - See also: pastern
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pasterns
Literary usage of Pasterns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Griffin's Aide-de-camp by Blunt Spurs (1860)
"THE pasterns, ETC. From the fetlock to the hoof should be rather long, but not
over-slanting : the pasterns of many Arabs, when long, are sometimes too ..."
2. The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women (1912)
"... short legs, large fetlocks, and moderately long pasterns. These are the points
of a "TIIK ... pasterns ..."
3. Judging Live Stock by John Alexander Craig (1901)
"... straight, deep, strongly supported.... a pasterns, strong, angle with ground
45 degrees 3 Fetlocks, wide, straight i Feet, medium, even size; straight; ..."
4. Judging Live Stock by John Alexander Craig (1901)
"2 Cannons, short, wide; sinews, large, set back 2 Fetlocks, wide, straight 1
pasterns, strong, angle with ground 45 degrees 3 Feet, medium, even size; ..."
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