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BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 



DRAFT HORSE SCORE CARD 



Scale of points 



Perfect 



Stu- 

 dent's 



Cor- 

 rected 



score 



GENERAL APPEARANCE: 



NOTE HEIGHT weight 1600 Ibs, or more 



FORM, low set, massive in proportion 



QUALITY, showing refinement in head, clean bone and 



joints, fine skin and hair 



HEAD AND NECK: 



HEAD, lean, medium size; forehead broad; eyes bright 

 and prominent; nostrils large; lips even; muzzle 

 fine; ears medium size and well carried; disposi- 

 tion active and pleasant 



NECK, strongly muscled, carried high, not thick at 



throat latch 



FORE QUARTERS: 



SHOULDERS, sloping, smooth, well set in back 



ARMS, short and wide; forearm, long, widely muscular 



KNEES, wide in front, straight, deep through 



CANNONS, short, inclined to be flat, lean 



FETLOCKS, wide, straight; pasterns oblique, strong . . 



FEET, large, round, uniform; horn dense; frog large; 

 heel wide 



LEGS, short, and carried in good form 



BODY: 



CHEST, deep, wide, low 



BACK, broad, short, level; ribs long, well sprung; loin 

 wide, strong 



UNDERLINE, flanks low 



HIND QUARTERS: 



HIPS, smooth, wide 



CROUP, long, level, wide; tail attached high 



THIGHS, long, muscular; quarters heavily muscled; 

 lower thighs wide, strong 



HOCKS, wide, deep, clean cut, straight, well supported 



CANNONS, short, wide, strong 



FETLOCKS, wide, straight; pasterns oblique, strong.. 



FEET, large, round, uniform; horn dense; frog large; 

 heel wide 



LEGS, short, carried in good form 



ACTION: 



WALK, true, elastic, quick 



TROT, active for weight, regular 



Total score 



100 



NAME OP ANIMAL BREED . 



OWNER 



SCORED BY . . . . . DATE . . 



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