PRACTICE JUDGING 71 



Head and Neck. Continued. Counts 



10. Muzzle fine, nostrils large, lips thin, trim, even 1 



11. Neck long, lean, crest well defined, extended car- 



riage, well cut out in the throttle, head well set 



on .....*.. 2 



Forehand. 23. 



12. Shoulders long, oblique, smooth 2 



13. Arms short, muscular, carried well forward . . 1 



14. Forearms long, broad, muscular 2 



15. Knees straight, wide, deep, strongly supported . 2 



16. Cannons short, broad, flat, tendons sharply de- 



fined, set well back . . . . 2 



17. Fetlocks wide, tendons well back, straight, well 



supported . .... ....... . . . 2 



18. Pasterns long, oblique (45 degrees), smooth, 



strong 2 



19. Feet large, round, uniform, straight, slope of wall 



parallel to slope of pastern, sole concave, bars 

 strong, frog large, elastic, heels wide, full, one 

 third height of toe, horn dense, smooth, dark color 6 



20. Legs direction viewed from in front, perpendicular 



line dropped from the point of the shoulder 

 should divide the leg and foot into two lateral 

 halves. Viewed from the side, a perpendicular 

 line dropped from the tuberosity of the scapula 

 should pass through the center of the elbow joint 

 and meet the ground at the center of the foot . 4 



Body. ll. 



21. Withers well set up, narrow, extending well back 2 



22. Chest medium width, deep ........ 2 



23. Ribs well sprung, long, close 2 



24. Back short, straight, strong, broad 2 



25. Loins short, broad, strongly coupled 2 



26. Flank deep, full, long low under line .... 1 



Hindquarters. 31. 



27. Hips broad, round, smooth 2 



28. Croup long, level, smooth 2 



