HORSE SCORE-CARD 395 



Student's card for the proportions of the horse (Cornell) 



Name of Animal Breed or service 



Sex Age 



Color and Markings Blemishes 



Defects 



Estimated Weight Actual Weight 



Owner P. O. 



Inches 



Height at withers 



Height to highest point of croup 



Length from point of shoulder to quarter 



From lowest point of chest to the ground 



From the point of elbow to the ground 



From the point of elbow to trapezium 



From trapezium to ground 



Circumference of the arm 



Circumference of cannon in center 



Circumference of foot at coronet 



Length of head 



Width of forehead 



Circumference of muzzle at angle of mouth 



Width of chest from outside of shoulder points 



Width across hips 



From center of dock to anterior point of patella 



From point of hock to point of hip 



From point of hock to ground 



Circumference of thigh 



Circumference of shank in the center 



Circumference of body at the girth 



Length of croup 



Height of crest of occiput from ground 



Dorsal angle of scapula to hip 



From angle of lower jaw to forehead above eye 



From throat to superior border of neck 



Beef-cattle score-card 



Class, Breeding Females 



General characters 



Form. — Compact, thick-set and short-legged in appearance ; body deep, 

 thick, and of medium length ; top line straight, under line low in flanks ; scale 

 medium to large, not greatly above average for the breed. 



Quality. — General refinement of symmetrical and clean-cut features; breed 

 characters pronounced ; bone fine and clean ; hair fine and soft ; skin of not 

 more than medium thickness ; head, neck, and legs short and fine, but strong. 



Condition. — Great wealth of natural flesh, as from abundant supplj' of best 

 grass or other roughage, but not excessively' fat ; flesh firm, mellow and springy, 

 without ties, lumps, patches, or rolls, especially in the back and loin ; skin loose 

 and soft ; depth and evenness of flesh consistent with degree of fatness. 



Constitution. — Generous and symmetrical development ; lively carriage ; 

 ample heart-girth, capacity of barrel and depth of flanks ; eyes full, bright, and 

 clear ; nostrils wide apart, large and open ; absence of refinement to point of 

 delicacy ; skin of at least medium thickness and free from scurf ; coat soft and 

 bright. 



Early maturity. — General refinement and compactness; body large, extrem- 

 ities small ; shortness of head, neck, and legs ; amplitude of girth in chest, belly, 

 and flanks. 



