394 EXHIBITING AND JUDGING LIVE STOCK 



Quality. — Extreme rofinomont of symmotrical and clean-cut feature .s, showing 

 every requirement of strength, endurance, style, and grace ; skin thin and 

 pliable, showing veins plainly ; hair fine ; mane and tail fine and long ; bone 

 possessing plenty of substance but great refinement ; tendons clean, strong, and 

 sharply defined. 



Constitution. — Generous and symmetrical development ; an expression of 

 great nervous energy ; action spirited ; heart-girth large ; floor of chest full ; 

 barrel well rounded and moderately deep ; hind flanks properly developed ; 

 eyes full, bright, and clear ; nostrils large ; bone possessing abundant substance 

 as well as refinement. 



Scale of points 



Perfect Score 



1. Weight, lb. ; corrected lb. 



2. Height, hands; corrected hands 2 



3. Action, walk : long, fast, elastic, straight and regular ; trot : rapid, 



regular, straight 15 



4. Temperament, spirited, energetic, and tractable 5 



5. Skin, thin, pliable, showing veins plainly ; coat fine, soft, bright . . 3 



6. Head, correct proportionate size, well carried ; features clean cut ; pro- 



file straight 2 



7. Muzzle, neat, nostrils large, flexible ; lips, thin, firm, and even . . 1 



8. Eyes, full, bright, clear, same color 2 



9. Forehead, broad and full 2 



10. Ears, medium size, pointed, well carried, alert 1 



11. Lower jaw, angles wide, space clean, well muscled 1 



12. Neck, well muscled, arched, throatlatch fine; windpipe large ... 2 



13. Shoulder, long, sloping, smooth, extending into back 3 



14. Arm, short, strong, well muscled, thrown back 1 



15. Forearm, long, wide, clean, well muscled 2 



16. Knees, straight, wide, deep, strong, clean, strongly supported ... 4 



17. Cannons, short, clean, wide ; tendons large, clean, and prominent . 2 



18. Fetlocks, wide, straight, strong, clean 1 



19. Pasterns, long, sloping, strong, clean 3 



20. Fore feet, medium size, even and sound ; horn dense and waxj' ; soles 



concave ; bars strong and full ; frogs large and elastic ; heels wide, 



one-half length of toe ; vertical to ground 6 



21. Withers, high, extending well into back 1 



22. Chest, deep, low, girth large 3 



23. Ribs, deep, well sprung, closely coupled 2 



24. Back, short, broad, strong, muscular 2 



25. Loins, short, broad, thickly muscled 2 



26. Barrel, long in under line ; flanks well let down 1 



27. Hips, smooth, wide and level 2 



28. Croup, long. wide, muscular, not drooping 2 



29. Tail, attached high, w^ell haired, well carried 1 



30. Thighs, deep, broad, strong, muscular 3 



31. Quarters deep, plump with muscle 1 



32. Stifles, strong, clean, muscular 2 



33. Gaskins, long, wide, muscular 3 



34. Hocks, large, strong, wide, deep, clean, well set 7 



35. Cannons, short, clean, wide ; tendons large, clean, and prominent . 2 



36. Fetlocks, wide, straight, strong, and clean 1 



37. Pasterns, strong, slojjing. springy, clean 3 



38. Hind feet, medium size, even, sound ; horn dense, waxy ; soles con- 



cave ; bars strong, full ; frogs large, elastic ; heels wide .... 4 



Total 100 



