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DOMESTICATED ANIMALS AND PLANTS 



STUDENT'S SCORE CARD 



HEAVY HORSES 



Scale of Points 



Age, years 



Height, hands 



Weight, pounds 



Score according to breed 



Form, according to breed, broad, massive, — symmetrical . 



Condition, carrying a good amount of firm flesh . . . . 



Quality : bone moderately heavy, clean, firm, and indicating 

 sufficient substance, tendons well defined, hair and skin 

 fine 



Color, according to breed . 



Temperament, quiet, yet energetic 



Head, medium in size, not coarse, and showing character . 



Muzzle, fine, nostrils large ; lips thin, even ; teeth sound . 



Eyes, large, full, bright, clear 



Forehead, broad and full 



Ears, medium size, pointed ; well carried and not far apart 



Neck, medium length and clean-cut, well muscled ; crest 

 well developed and nicely arched ; throat latch fine ; wind- 

 pipe large ; tapering from shoulder to head, and head 

 attached at proper angle 



Shoulder, oblique, long, smooth, and covered with muscle 

 extending into back ; withers well finished at the top 



Arm, short, well muscled, elbow lying close to the body . 



Fore 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 per- 

 pendicular line dropping from the center of the elbow- 

 joint should fall upon the center of the knee and pastern 

 joint and back of the hoof 



Forearm, heavily muscled, long, wide, and tapering from 

 elbow to knee 



Knees, large, clean, wide, straight, and strongly supported 



Cannons, short, wide, clean ; tendons large, set well back, 

 not tied in below the knee 



Fetlocks, wide, straight, strong, free from puffiness . . . 



Pasterns, strong, of medium length, angle with the ground 



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 Feet, straight, medium size, even ; horn dense ; frog large, 



elastic ; bars strong ; sole concave ; heel wide, high ; 



hoof head large 



Chest, deep, low, girth large, width of breast in proportion 



with other parts 



Ribs, long, well sprung . . . . , 



Back, straight, short, broad, well muscled 



Loin, wide, short, thick, and neatly joined to hips . . . 



Perfect 

 Score 



Student's 

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