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if the horse has good proportions, measurements 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 

 will be nearly the same. Measurements 6, 7, and 8 will be nearly equal, 

 and will each be two and one-half times the length of the head. If 



FIG. 161. Instrument for measuring horses. Four feet long and eighteen inches 

 wide. (M. W. Harper.) 



the horse is a draft horse, the "daylight" under the body (measure- 

 ment 9) should not be over half the height. If a roadster, it should 

 be over half the height. 



71. Score Card for Horses. (Adapted from M. W. Harper.) 



Materials. One or more horses. Each student to fill out the score 



card for one or more horses. 



The object of a score card is to aid one in making a systematic ex- 



Fio. 162 A well-proportioned horse: a, poll; 6, lips; c, withers or shoulder 

 tops; a, point of shoulder; e, chest; f, back; g, abdomen; h, hips; j, rump; k, buttock; 

 v, knee; n, fetlock joint. 



amination. There are so many points to be considered in judging any 

 animal that one who has not had many years of experience will omit 

 some if he does not have a list of them. 



