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4. What quality is of especial importance in roadster horses ? 

 5.' What gaits must a five-gaited saddler show? 



6. Describe the canter, the rack, the running walk, the fox-trot, 

 and the slow pace. 



7. Compare the Percheron and the Clydesdale as to conformation. 



8. Why do breeders of Hackney horses discriminate against horses 

 that lack high action? 



9. Which breeds of horses originated in America? 



10. In determining the market class to which a horse belongs what 

 qualities are considered ? 



11. Which grain is fed most extensively to horses and why are other 

 feeds sought to take its place? 



12. Discuss the question of the proper time to water horses. 



13. What is meant by an unsound horse? 



14. Name some unsoundnesses that unfit a horse for hard service. 



15. What three important qualities should a saddle horse possess? 



EXERCISES 



1. Scoring draft horses. Study the score-card carefully. The 

 one shown here is used by Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, and 

 is an exceptionally good one. Notice the relative weights allowed for 

 general appearance, head and neck, forequarters, body, hindquarters, 

 and action. Read the list of qualifications of each point and decide 

 why these qualifications are desired in a draft horse. 



SCORE-CARD DRAFT HORSES FOR MARKET 



