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A YEAR IN AGRICULTURE 



15. What improvement in horses is most needed in your 

 community ? 



PRACTICAL EXERCISES AND HOME PROJECTS 



1. Report of home types and breeds of horses. Fill out 

 the following table as a report of the horses owned on the 

 home farm: 



2. Study of external parts of the horse. Before a chart 

 of a horse, or, better still, before a live horse, drill the mem- 

 bers of the class in locating and naming all the most impor- 

 tant external parts used in judging the horse according to 

 the score-card. Every student should be familiar with the 

 names and locations of the parts, and with the common blem- 

 ishes found on the horse's body. 



3. Comparative judging 1 . Drill the students in placing a 

 ring of horses, ranking them first, second, third, etc., accord- 

 ing to conformation, quality, and condition. Let each student 

 be able to give the reason for his ranking of the horses in 

 the judging ring. 



4. The use of the score-card. Let each student use the 



