APPENDIX C 



SCORE CARD DRAFT HORSES 



SCALE OF POINTS 



POS- 

 SIBLE 

 SCORE 



POINTS DEFICIENT 



Student's Corrected 

 Score 



Age, estimated yr., actual 



yr. 



GENERAL APPEARANCE 26 Points 

 Height, estimated hands; actual hands i 



Weight, over 1600 Ib. in good condition; estimated 

 Ib., score according to age 5 



Form, broad, massive, symmetrical, blocky 4 



Quality, refined ; bone clean, large, strong ; tendons clean, 

 defined, prominent ; skin and hair fine ; " feather," 

 if present, silky 4 



Action, energetic, straight, true, elastic ; walk, stride 

 long, quick, regular; trot free, balanced, rapid .... 10 



Temperament, energetic ; disposition good i 



Style, stylish and graceful carriage i 



HEAD AND NECK 8 Points 



Head, proportionate size, clean-cut, well-carried; profile 

 straight i 



Muzzle, neat ; nostrils large, flexible ; lips thin, even, firm . i 



Eyes, full, bright, clear, large, same color i 



Forehead, broad, full . : 



Ears, medium size, tapering, well-carried, alert .... i 



Lower jaw, angles wide, space clean i 



Neck, medium length, well-muscled, arched; throatlatch 

 fine, windpipe large 2 



FORE QUARTERS 23 Points 



Shoulders, long, moderately sloping, heavily and smoothly 

 muscled, extending into back 3 



Arms, short, heavily muscled, thrown back, well-set ... i 



Forearm, long, wide, clean, heavily muscled 2 



Knees, straight, wide, deep, strong, clean, well-supported . 2 



Cannons, short, wide, clean ; tendons large, clean, and well- 

 defined, set back 2 



Fetlocks, wide, straight, strong, clean i 



Pasterns, moderate slope and length, strong, clean ... 3 



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