STRUCTURAL EXAMINATION 43 



hock should be as sharp as possible and the same may be 

 said of all its features. Some horses are especially sharp in 

 the prominences of the hock leading some to question their 

 freedom from spavins. This formation is desirable for the 

 reason that it is usually associated with the best quality of 

 bone and tendon and further it gives this region more power 

 because of the more favorable attachment of the tendons that 

 pass these points. 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR DRAFT HORSES — GF.LDING. di o 



GENERAL APPEARANCE : 



Weight, over 1,500 lbs; score according to age 4 



Form, broad, massive, proportioned 4 



Quality, bone smooth, hard; tendons lean; skin and hair 



fine 4 



Temperament, energetic, good disposition 4 



HEAD AND NECK: 



Head, lean, medium size ... i 



Muzzle, fine; nostrils large; lips thin, even i 



Eyes, full, bright, clear i 



Forehead, broad, full i 



Ears, medium size, well carried i 



Neck, muscled, crest high; throatlatch fine; windpipe large i 



FORE QUARTERS: 



Shoulder, sloping, smooth, snug, extending into back. ... 2 



Arm, short, thrown back i 



Fore Arm, heavily muscled, long, wide 2 



Knees, wide, clean cut, straight, deep, strongly supported 2 



Cannons, short, lean, wide; sinews large, set back 2 



Fetlocks, wide, straight, strong i 



Pasterns, sloping, lengthy, strong 3 



Feet, large, even size; horn dense; sole concave; bars 

 strong; frog large, elastic; heel wide, one-half length of 



toe and vertical to ground 8 



Legs, viewed in front, a perpendicular line from the point 

 of tne shoulder should fall upon the center of the knee, 

 cannon, pastern and foot. From the side, a perpendicu- 

 lar line dropping from the center of the elbow joint 

 should fall upon the center of the knee and pastern joints 



and back of hoof. 4 



BODY: 



Chest, deep, wide, low, large girth 2 



Ribs, long, close, sprung 2 



Back, straight, short, broad 2 



Loins, wide, short, thick, straight 2 



Underline, flank low i 



