TYPE IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS 159 



Perfect Score 



Legs, viewed from behind, a perpendicular line 

 from the point of the buttock should fall upon 

 the center of the hock, cannon, pastern and 

 foot. From the side, a perpendicular line from 

 the hip joint should fall upon the center of 

 the foot and divide the gaskin in the middle 

 and a perpendicular line from the point of the 

 buttock should run parallel with the line of 

 the cannon. 4 



Action. 



Walk, smooth, quick, long, balanced, 6 



Trot, rapid, straight, regular, 4 



Total, 100 



Type in light horses. Light horses are commonly 

 divided into three classes. These are the roadster, saddle 

 and carriage types. In the pure form they are represented 

 in the standard trotter or pacer, in the standard saddle horse 

 and in the various breeds of coach horses. Because of 

 variations in type more or less pronounced, it will not be 

 possible to present a scale of points that will furnish an ab- 

 solute guide for the selection of the various classes of light 

 horses. Nevertheless they have in common certain essen- 

 tial characteristics which may thus be given. These have 

 been well summarized by Prof. John A. Craig, and are 

 now submitted : 



Scale of points for gelding light horses. 



General appearance. Perfect score 



Form, symmetrical, smooth, stylish, 4 



Quality, bone clean, firm, and indicating suffi- 

 cient substance, tendons defined, hair and skin 

 fine, 4 



Temperament, active, kind disposition, 4 



Head and neck. 



Head, lean, straight, I 



