EXERCISE 70 (Continued) 

 SCORE CARD FOR DRAFT HORSES 



Scale of Points 



Score 



Possible 



Student's 



Corrected 



Age, estimated yr., actual yr. 



GENERAL APPEARANCE — 16 Points 



Height : estimated hands ; actual hands 



Weight : over 1600 lb. in good condition ; estimated lb., score according to age 



Form : broad, massive, symmetrical, blocky 



Quality : refined ; bone clean, large, strong ; tendons clean, defined, prominent ; skin and hair fine ; " feather," 



present, silky 



Action : energetic, straight, true, elastic ; walk, stride long, quick, regular ; trot free, balanced, rapid . 



Temperament: energetic; disposition good • 



Style : stylish and graceful carriage 



HEAD AND NECK — 8 Points 



Head : proportionate size, clean-cut, well-carried ; profile straight 



Muzzle : neat ; nostrils large, flexible ; lips thin, even, firm 



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



Forehead : broad, full 



Ears : medium size, tapering, well-carried, alert 



Lower jaw : angles wide, space clean 



Neck : medium length, well-muscled, arched ; throatlatch fine ; windpipe large 



FORE QUARTERS — 23 Points 



Shoulders : long, moderately sloping, heavily and smoothly muscled, extending into back 



Arms : short, heavily muscled, thrown back, well-set 



Forearm : long, wide, clean, heavily muscled 



Knees : straight, wide, deep, strong, clean, well-supported 



Cannons : short, wide, clean ; tendons large, clean, and well-defined, set back 



Fetlocks : wide, straight, strong, clean 



Pasterns : moderate slope and length, strong, clean 



Feet : large, even size, sound ; horn dense, waxy ; soles concave ; bars strong, full j frog large, elastic ; 

 heels wide, strongly supported 



Legs : viewed in front, a perpendicular line from the point of the shoulder should fall upon the center of the 

 knee, cannon, pastern, and foot ; from the side, a perpendicular line dropping from the center of the 

 elbow joint should fall upon the center of the knee and pastern joints s atid the back of the hoof .... 



BODY— 10 Points 



Withers : moderate height, smooth, extending well back 



Chest : deep ; breastbone low ; girth large 



Ribs : deep, well-sprung, closely ribbed to hip 



Back : broad, short, strong, muscular 



Loin : broad, short, heavily muscled 



Underline : long, low ; flanks well let down 



HIND QUARTERS — 33 Points 



Hips : broad, smooth, level 



Croup : long, wide, heavily muscled, not markedly drooping 



Tail : attached high, well-carried ■ 



Thighs: deep, broad, heavily muscled 



Quarters : deep, heavily muscled 



Stifles : clean, strong 



Gaskins (lower thighs) : long, wide, heavily muscled 



Hocks : large, strong, wide, deep, clean 



Cannons : short, wide, clean ; tendons large, clean, and well-defined, set back 



Fetlocks : wide, straight, strong, clean 



Pasterns : moderate slope and length, strong, clean - 



Feet : large even size, sound ; horn dense, waxy ; soles concave ; bars strong, full ; frog large, elastic ; heels 

 wide, strongly supported 



Legs : viewed from behind, a perpendicular line from the point of the buttock should fall upon the center of 

 the hock, cannon, and foot ; from the side, a perpendicular line from the hip joint should fall upon the 

 center of the foot and divide the gaskin in the middle, and a perpendicular line from the point of 

 the buttock should run parallel with the line of the cannon 



Total 



4 

 IO 



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