58 JUDGING HORSES 



VII. OFFICIAL STANDARDS FOR HORSES. 



THE TROTTING STANDARD — ADOPTED BY THE AMERICAN TROTTING 

 REGISTER ASSOCIATION. 



When an animal meets these requirements and is duly registered 

 it shall be accepted as a standard bred trotter: 



1. The progeny of a registered standard trotting horse and a reg- 

 istered standard trotting mare. 



2. A stallion sired by a registered standard trotting horse pro- 

 vided his dam and grandam were sired by registeied standard trot- 

 ting horses, and he himself has a record of 2 -.^o and is the sire of three 

 trotters with records of 2:30 from different mares. 



3. A mare whose sire is a registered standard trotting horse, and 

 whose dam and grandam were sired by registered standard trotting 

 horses, provided she herself has a trotting record of 2:30 or is the 

 dam of one trotter with a record of 2:30. 



4. A mare sired by a registered standard trotting horse, provided 

 she is the dam of two trotters with records of 2:30. 



5. A mare sired by a registered standard trotting horse, provided 

 her first, second and third dams are each sired by a registered stand- 

 ard trotting horse. 



THE PACING STANDARD. 



When an animal meets these requirements and is duly registered, 

 it shall be accepted as a standard bred pacer: 



1. The progeny of a registered standard pacing horse and a reg- 

 istered standard pacing mare. 



2. A stallion sired by a registered standard pacing horse provided 

 his dam and grand dam were sired by registered standard pacing 

 horses, and he himself has a pacing record of 2:25, and is the sire of 

 three pacers with records of 2:25, from different mares. 



3. A mare whose sire is a registered standard pacing horse and 

 whose dam and grand dam were sired by registered standard pacing 

 horses, provided she herself has a pacing record of 2:25, or is the dam 

 of one pacer with a record of 2:25. 



4. A mare sired by a registered standard pacing horse, provided 

 she is the dam of two pacers with records of 2:25. 



5. A mare sired by a registered standard pacing horse, provided 

 her first, second and third dams are each sired by a registered stand- 

 ard pacing horse. 



6. The progeny of a registered standard trotting horse out of a 

 registered standard pacing mare, or a registered standard pacing 

 horse out of a registered standard trotting mare 



