EXERCISE 73 (Continued) 

 SCORE CARD FOR MULES 



Scale of Points 



Age : estimated yr., actual yr 



GENERAL APPEARANCE — 26 Points 



Height: 16 hands or over; estimated .... actual 



Weight: 1200 to 1600 lb. in good condition; estimated lb., score according to age 



Form : broad, massive, symmetrical, blocky 



Quality : bone clean, large, strong ; tendons denned ; skin and hair fine 



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

 Temperament : active, good disposition ; stylish carriage 



HEAD AND NECK — 9 Points 



Head : proportionate size, clean-cut, well-carried ; profile straight or slightly Roman-nosed 



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



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



Forehead : broad, full 



Ears : large, tapering, fine texture, well-carried, alert 



Lower jaw : angles wide, space clean 



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



FORE QUARTERS — 22 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, 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 ; frog large, elastic ; heels 

 wide and 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 



Loin : broad, short, heavily muscled 



Underline : long, low ; flank 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, strong, heavily muscled 



Quarters : deep, heavily muscled 



Stifles: strong, clean, muscular 



Gaskins (lower thighs) : long, wide, clean ; tendons large, 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, elastio; heels 

 wide and 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 



Score 



Possible Student's Corrected 



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