JUDGING THE HORSE 



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CARRIAGE HORSE SCORE CARD 



Scale of Points 



Perfect 

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GENERAL APPEARANCE: Total points, 9. 



NOTE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT 



FORM, long, deep chested, muscular 4 



QUALITY, neat lean head; fine hair; mellow skin; clean 



bone and joints; disposition active and pleasant. 

 HEAD AND NECK: Total points, 7. 



HEAD, well defined; forehead broad; eyes bright and 



prominent; muzzle fine, with large nostrils and 



thin lips; ears of medium size, and alert 



NECK, somewhat long and refined 



FORE QUARTERS: Total points, 23. 



SHOULDERS, long smooth and oblique 2 



ARMS, short and muscular; forearm long 



KNEES, wide in front, straight, and deep through. ... 2 



CANNONS, short, flat, strong 



FETLOCKS, wide, and pasterns strong, oblique 45 



degrees 4 



FEET, medium size, slope like pastern; horn dense; 



frog large; heel wide 7 



LEGS, properly placed, and not too close together 4 



BODY: Total points, 12. 



WITHERS, muscular and well set back 1 



CHEST, deep, girth large 4 



BACK, strong, short, muscular, well carried; ribs long 



and arched; loin short and broad G 



UNDERLINE, long, well down in the flank 1 



HIND QUARTERS: Total points, 29. 



HIPS, smooth, fairly wide apart 



CROUP, long, level and muscular; broad; tail attached 



high 3 



THIGHS, long, muscular; quarters strongly muscled, 



and lower thighs long and strong G 



HOCKS, wide, deep, straight, clean cut 5 



CANNONS, short, wide, strong, clean 



FETLOCKS, straight and wide; pasterns oblique, 



strong 



FEET, medium size, slope like pasterns; horn dense; 



frog large ; heel wide 4 



LEGS, properly placed for rapid speed, not too close 



together 4 



ACTION: Total points, 20. 



WALK, elastic, quick, balanced 



TROT, rapid, straight, with long stride 



Total score . 



100 



NAME OF ANIMAL BREED . . . 



OWNER 



SCORED BY. . , . .DATE. 



.AGE. . . 



The body of the carriage horse will appear deep but not 

 thick, and will at its best have a sleek, well-rounded appear- 

 ance. By standing off at one side, the judge will get a bet- 

 ter view of proportions, and the fullness of chest, and depth 

 of both front and hind flanks will be easily seen. A view 

 from squarely in front will show the prominence of breast, 



