CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I— JUDGING HORSES. 



THE ANATOMY A BASIS OF STUDY 



The Rones as Levers ; Action of the Muscles ; Function 

 of the Nervous Systen ; Temperaments. 



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II. JUDGING LIGHT HORSES 8 



General Examinaiiofi. — Form ; Propelling Power Re- 

 sides in Hindcjuarters ; Three Classes of Light Horses ; 

 The Coach or Carriage Horse ; Analysis of Style ; The 

 Trotter or Roadster ; The Pacer as a Roadster ; The 

 Saddle Horse ; Quality ; Durability Associated with 

 Quality ; Action ; The Walk ; Observing Straightness 

 of the Walk ; Manner of Noting Levelness ; The High 

 Stepper in Action ; The Carriage Horse ; Straight and 

 Regular Action ; The Driver's Sensation of Action ; 

 The Trotter ; The Pacing Gait. 



Structural Examination. — Head ; Nostrils ; Eyes ; Ears ; 

 Jaw Bones ; Neck ; Shoulders ; Fore Legs : Arms ; 

 Elbows ; Fore Arms ; Knees ; Cannons : Pasterns ; 

 Feet ; Ribs ; Back ; Loin ; Croup ; Thighs ; Quarters ; 

 Hind Legs ; Hocks ; Hind Cannons ; Hind Pasterns ; 

 Hind Feet ; Scale of Points for Light Horses. 



III. JUDGING HEAVY HORSES . 32 



Consideration of condition. 



General Examination. — Form ; Advantage of Weight ; 

 Market \'alueof Weight ; Quality with Substance Neces- 

 sary for Durability ; Action ; Trotting Action. 

 Structural Examination. — Head ; Neck ; Shoulder ; 

 Chest : Arm ; Fore Leg ; Knees ; Fetlocks, Pasterns ; 

 Feet ; Body ; Loin ; Croup ; Hock ; Scale of Points for 

 Heavy Horses. 



IV. JUDGING HORSES IN THE BREEDING CLASSES ... 44 



Sex Characteristics ; Differences in Disposition ; Differ- 

 ences in Form : \'ariation in Features ; Relation of Sex 

 Characteristics to Sterility ; Relation of Sex Character- 

 istics to Prepotency ; The Stallion Classes : Importance 

 of Correct Conformation ; Hereditary Diseases ; The 

 Mare Classes ; Colts and Fillies. 



V. ESTIMATING THE AGE OF HORSES BY THEIR TEETH 50 



Appearance of Incisors ; Order of Appearance of 

 Incisors ; Disappearance of the Tables. 



