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depth. The feet and legs should set squarely under the body, with 

 sloping pasterns and strong hocks. 



3. Judging mules. Since the mule is essentially a draft animal for 

 use under conditions which demand both strength and agility, the 

 chief points in judging relate to size, weight, and action. The best 

 mules are tall, a little more " leggy " than horses, compact in build, 

 clean-cut in legs, head, and neck, and of good temperament. The 

 points are best set forth in the score card. 



REFERENCES 



CRAIG, JOHN A. Judging Live Stock. Kenyon Printing Company. 

 GAY, C. W. Productive Horse Husbandry. J. B. Lippincott Company. 

 JOHNSTON, J. H. S. The Horse Book. Saunders Publishing Company. 

 PLUMB, C. S. Types and Breeds of Farm Animals. Ginn and Company. 

 The Principles of Horse Feeding, Farmers' Bulletin 770, United States 



Department of Agriculture. 

 Horse Shoeing, Farmers' Bulletin //p, United States Department of 



Agriculture. 



