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Forehand. Continued. Counts 



should pass through the center of the elbow joint 

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



Body. 12. 



21. Withers high, muscular, well finished at top, ex- 



tending well into back ......'. . '. . . 3 



22. Chest medium width, deep 2 



23. Ribs well sprung, long, close 2 



24. Back short, straight, strong, broad 2 



25. Loin short, broad, muscular, strongly coupled f 2 



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



Hindquarters. 31. 



27. Hips broad, round, smooth . . . . . ... 2 



28. Croup long, level, round, smooth . . ... ... 2 



29. Tail set high, well carried . . . . . . . . 2 



30. Thighs full, muscular 2 



31. Stifles broad, full, muscular. . . . . . . . . 2 



32. Gaskins broad, muscular ........ 2 



33. Hocks straight, wide, point prominent, deep, 



clean cut, smooth, well supported ..... 5 



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



fined, set well back 2 



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



supported 2 



36. Pasterns long, oblique (50 degrees), smooth, 



strong 2 



37. Feet large, round (slightly less than in front), uni- 



form, straight, slope of wall parallel to slope of 

 pastern, sole concave, bars strong, frog large and 

 elastic, heels wide, full, one third height of toe, 

 horn dense, smooth, dark color . . . . . . 4 



38. Legs direction viewed from the rear a perpen- 



dicular line dropped from the point of the buttock 

 should divide the leg and foot into lateral halves ; 

 viewed from the side this same line should touch 

 the point of the hock and meet the ground some 

 little distance back of the heel. A perpendicular 

 line dropped from the hip joint should meet the 

 ground near the center of the foot ..... 4 



