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General Appearance. Continued. Counts 



3. Form close but not full made, deep but not broad, 



symmetrical 4 



4. Quality bone clean, dense, fine, yet indicating 



substance, tendons and joints sharply defined, 

 hide and hair fine, general refinement, finish . . 4 



5. Temperament active, disposition good, intel- 



ligent ........ 4 



Head and Neck. 8. 



6. Head size and dimensions in proportion, clear-cut 



features, straight face line, wide angle in lower jaw 1 



7. Forehead broad, full 1 



8. Eyes prominent orbit, large, full, bright, clear, 



lid thin, even curvature 1 



9. Ears medium size, pointed, set close, carried alert 1 



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



11. Neck long, supple, well crested, not carried too 



high, throttle well cut out, head well set on . . 3 



Forehand. 22. 



12. Shoulders very long, sloping yet muscular . . 3 



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



14. Forearms long, broad, muscular 1 



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 5 



20. Legs direction viewed from in front, perpen- 



dicular 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 



