HORSES 



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STUDENT'S SCORE CARD FOR DRAFT HORSES. 



Perfect 'Student's 

 Score. I Score. 



1. AGE 



GENERAL APPEARANCE. 



2. HEIGHT 



3. WEIGHT, over 1500 Ibs. 



score according to age 4 



4. FORM, broad, massive, low set, proportioned . . . 4 



5. QUALITY, bone clean, yet indicating sufficient 



substance; tendons distinct; skin and hair 



fine 4 



6. TEMPERAMENT, energetic, good disposition 4 



HEAD AND NECK. 



7. HEAD, lean, medium size . . . 



8. MUZZLE, fine; nostrils large, lips thin, even 



9. EYES, full, bright, clear, large 



10. FOREHEAD, broad, full 



11. EARS, medium size, well carried 



12. NECK, muscled; crest high; throat fine; windpipe 



large 1 



FOREQUARTERS. 



13. SHOULDERS, sloping, smooth, snug, extending 



into back 3 



14. ARM, short, thrown forward 1 



15. FOREARM, heavily muscled, long, wide 2 



16. KNEEF, wide, clean cut, straight, deep, strongly 



supported 2 



17. CANNON?, short, lean, wide, sinews large, set 



back 2 



18. FETLOCKS, wide, straight, strong 1 



19. PASTERNS, sloping, lengthy, strong 3 



20. FEET, large, even size, straight; horn dense; 



dark color; sole concave; bars strong; frog 

 large, elastic: heel wide, high, one-half 

 length of toe 8 



21. LEGS, viewed in front, a perpendicular line from 



the point of the shoulder should fall upon 



the center of the knee, pastern and foot ... 3 



BODY. 



22. CHEST, deep, wide, low, large girth 2 



23. RIBS, long, close, sprung 2 



24. BACK, straight, short, broad 2 



25. LOIN, wide, short, thick, straight 2 



26. UNDERLINE, flank low 1 



