EXERCISE 71 (Continued) 

 SCORE CARD FOR LIGHT HORSES 1 



Scale of Points 



Age : estimated yr., actual y r 



GENERAL APPEARANCE — 28 Points 



Weight : estimated lb. ; actual lb 



Height : estimated hands ; actual hands 



Form : symmetrical, smooth, stylish 



Quality : refined ; bone clean, fine ; tendons clean, defined ; hair and skin fine 



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

 Temperament : active ; disposition good ; carriage stylish 



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 medium wide, space clean 



Neck : long, well-muscled, arched ; throatlatch fine, clean ; windpipe large 



FORE QUARTERS — 23 Points 



Shoulder : long, sloping, smoothly muscled, extending into back 



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



Forearm : long, wide, clean, strongly muscled 



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



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



Fetlocks : wide, straight, strong, clean 



Pasterns : long, sloping, strong, clean 



Feet : medium and even size, sound ; horn dense, waxy ; soles concave ; bars strong, full ; 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 and the back of the hoof .... 



BODY — 10 Points 



Withers : moderate height, smooth, extending well back 



Chest : deep, wide ; breastbone low ; girth large 



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



Back : broad, short, strong, muscular 



Loins : broad, short, strongly and smoothly muscled 



Underline : long, low ; flanks well let down 



HIND QUARTERS — 31 Points 



Hips : broad, smooth, level 



Croup: long, wide, muscular, not markedly drooping 



Tail : attached high, well-carried • 



Thighs : deep, broad, strongly muscled 



Quarters : deep, heavily muscled 



Stifles : strong, clean, muscular 



Gaskins (lower thighs) : long, wide, strongly 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: long, sloping, strong, clean 



Feet : medium and 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 joints 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 



Score 



Possible Student's Corrected 



4 



4 



IS 



3 



1 For saddle horses the light-horse score card should be used, including, under Action, the five gaits; namely, walk, canter, rack, fox 

 trot, and slow pace or running walk. For coach horses it should be remembered that high and stylish action are preferable to speed. 



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