RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. [table of limb measurements in foals and dams]. CUL-DAR205.6.9-10. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2025. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.6 contains notes on embryology [pigeons]. See CUL-DAR205.3.257
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Blood Foal (male) feet inches |
Blood Dam x feet inches |
Cart Foal 10 weeks old feet inches |
Cart Dam feet inches |
Cart, female Foal 7 weeks old feet inches |
Cart Dam feet inches |
Blood filly Foal 7 weeks old feet inches |
Blood Dam + feet inches |
Front leg, round the thickest of knee-joint.— |
10 ½ |
12 |
11 |
1 3 ¼ |
9 ¾ |
1 4 ½ |
8 |
11 ½ |
Front leg, round thinnest part of fetlock, between the fetlock joint & the hoof.— |
6 ½ |
7 |
7 |
10 ¼ |
6 ¼ |
11 |
5 |
6 ¼ |
Front leg, length from elbow joint of arm, to heel.— |
2 5 |
3 |
2 5 ½ |
2 11 |
2 ½ |
2 11 |
1 9 ¼ |
2 10 ½ |
Hind leg, length from stifle to point of hock.— |
1 8 |
1 9 |
1 5 ½ |
1 10 |
1 1 |
1 10 ¼ |
1 4 ½ |
1 7 ¼ |
Hind leg, round thinnest part of leg, between hock and fetlock joint.— |
7 ½ |
8 |
7 |
10 ¼ |
5 |
11 |
5 |
8 |
Round head, close in front of eyes.— |
1 8 |
2 9 ½ |
2 1 ½ |
3 2 |
1 8 |
3 1 ½ |
1 3 |
2 8 |
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Streamlet, Dam, by Gladiator x |
(Cart-Horses, thoroughbred, breed) xx |
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x Twilight Dam by Gladiator |
N. B. The exact age of the Foal to be given: & the name of the Dam
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Measure younger race & cart-horses
(Long legged Cart Mr Grices)
(& Head of Herefordshire calf.)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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