EXERCISE 71 



Fig. 108. A grand champion saddle horse 



JUDGING LIGHT HORSES 



Object. To fix clearly in mind the conformation peculiar and desirable to each type of harness 



horse, and of the saddle horse. To accomplish this the student must first learn the history of the 



development of each type, and 

 know the uses of each. 



Materials. Charts showing the 

 names of the parts of a horse ; pic- 

 tures of prize-winning animals of 

 each class clipped from live-stock 

 journals; stereopticon and slides; 

 score card on opposite page and 

 suitable animals for judging. 



Directions. After a careful 

 study of the draft horse, it will be 

 less difficult to judge the other 

 classes of horses. The parts are 

 named the same, defects occur in 

 common, and indications of con- 

 stitution and quality are similar. 

 The differences are those which 

 fit the animals for their particular 

 work: in the draft horse, pulling 

 power; in the heavy horse, style, 



action, and conformation ; in the light harness horse, style, action, speed, and endurance ; in the saddle 



horse, gaits, style, temperament, and carrying strength ; in ponies, style and tractable disposition. 

 Score the animals of the different classes according to the points which are outlined in the score 



card. Compare your own score card with the score cards of your classmates, and also with that of 



your instructor. Does your score differ from theirs ? 

 Discuss fully the points wherein your score 



varies with that of the instructor or of the other 



students. 



Questions. Name the breeds of light horses and 

 write a brief sketch of the origin, distribution, and 

 present uses. How has the automobile affected the 

 use and value of light horses ? What are the factors 

 of first importance in light horses ? How many light 

 horses are there in your neighborhood, and to what 

 use are they being put ? Are there fewer or more 

 than there were ten years ago? Why? 



References. Waters, H. J. Essentials of Agricul- 

 ture, pp. 330-350. Ginn and Company. Plumb, C. S. 

 Types and Breeds of Farm Animals, pp. 7-92. Ginn 

 and Company. Vatjghan, H. W. Types and Market 

 Classes of Live Stock, pp. 352-372. R. G. Adams and 

 Company. Gay, C. W. Productive Horse Husbandry, 

 pp. 144-148. J. B. Lippincott Company. 



Fig. 109. The Shetland pony, Locust, which sold for over $2000, 

 the highest price in the history of the breed 



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