528 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



SCORE CARD— LIGHT HORSES. 



Scale of Points. 



Age 



GENERAL APPEABANCE-28 POINTS 



Weight lbs, actual 



HeiKht, estimated hands; actual 



Form, type— symetrical, smooth, stylish 



dual ty, refined; bone clean, fine; tendons, clean, 



defined, prominent; hair and skin, fine 



Action, walk: long, fast elastic, regular, straight; trot, 



rapid, regular, straight 



Temperament, active, disposition good 



HEAD AND NEOK-11 POINTS „^ « ^ 



Head, proportionate, well carried, features well defined 



profile straight ^.. .. ........ ^..... 



Muzzle, neat, nostrils large, flexible, lips thin, firm, 



even ... ....- •• 



Eyes, full, bright, clear, large, same color 



Forehead, broad, full .- — 



Ears, medium size, pointed, well carried, alert 



Lower Jaw, angles wide, space clean 



Neck, muscled, arched, throat-latch, fine; windpipe, 



large 



Points Deficient. 





FOBEaUARTERS-20 POINTS 



Shoalder, long, sloping, smooth, extending into back 

 Arm, short, strong, muscled, thrown back, well set 

 Forearm, long, wide, clean, muscled... — 

 Knees, straight, wide, deep, strong, clean, strongly 



supported . . ... .. ■- 



Carjnons, short, clean, wide; tendons, large, hard, 



clean, prominent . — 



- Fetlocks, wide, straight, strong, clean 



Pastarns, lengthy, sloping, strong, clean 



Feet, medium size, even, sound; horn dense, waxy, 



soles concave; bars strong, full; frogs large, elastic; 



heels wide, one-half length of toe; vertical to ground 



BODY— 10 POINTS 



Withers, high, extending well back 



Chest, deep, low; girth large 



Ribs, deep, well sprung, close-coupled 



Back, broad, short, strong, muscular 



Loins short, wide, thick, muscled 



Underline, long, low; flanks let well down 



HINDQ,UARTERS-31 POINTS 



Hips, smooth, wide, level . . 



Croup, long, wide, muscular, not drooping 



Tall, attached high, well carried 



Thighs, deep, broad, strong, muscular 



Cluarters, deep, plump with muscle 



Stifles, strong, clean, muscular 



Gaskins, (lower thighs) long, wide, muscular 



Hocks, large, strong, wide, deep, clean, well set 



Cannons, short, clean, wide; tendons, large, hard, clean- 

 pi ominent 



Fetlock, wide, straight, strong, clean.. 



Pasterns, strong, sloping, springy, clean 



Feet medium size, even, sound; horn dense, waxy 

 soles, concave; bars strong, full: frogs large, elastic 

 heels wide 



Total 



Student's Cor- 

 Score. rected. 



100 



Animal Dafie 



Student Standing 



