APPENDIX D 



SCORE CARD LIGHT HORSES 1 



SCALE OF POINTS 



Age, estimated yr., actual 



yr. 



GENERAL APPEARANCE 28 Points 



Weight, estimated Ib. ; actual Ib. 



Height, estimated hands; actual hands 2 



Form, symmetrical, smooth, stylish 4 



Quality, refined ; bone clean, fine ; tendons clean, defined ; 

 hair and skin fine 4 



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

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



Temperament, active; disposition good; stylish carriage . 3- 



HEAD AND NECK 8 Points 



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

 straight 1 



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 medium wide, space clean i 



Neck, long, well-muscled, arched; throatlatch fine, clean; 

 windpipe large 2 



FORE QUARTERS 23 Points 



Shoulder, long, sloping, smoothly muscled, extending into 

 back 3 



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

 Forearm, long, wide, clean, strongly muscled 2 



Knees, straight, wide, deep, strong, clean, strongly 

 supported 2 



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

 defined, set back 2 



Fetlocks, wide, straight, strong, clean i 



Pasterns, long, sloping, strong, clean 3 



POS- 

 SIBLE 

 SCORE 



POINTS DEFICIENT 



Student's Corrected 

 Score Score 



1 For saddle horses the light-horse score card should be used, including, 

 under Action, the five gaits, viz. : walk, canter, rack, fox trot, and slow pace 

 or running walk. For coach horses it should be remembered that high and 

 stylish action are preferable to speed. 



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