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DOMESTICATED ANIMALS AND PLANTS 



STUDENT'S SCORE CARD 

 LIGHT HORSES 



Scale of Points 



Perfect 

 Score 



Student's 

 Score 



Age, years 



Height, hands 



Weight, pounds 



Score according to breed 



Form, according to breed, symmetrical, smooth, and stylish 



Condition, carrying a moderate amount of firm flesh . . 

 Quality: bone clean, firm, and indicating sufficient sub- 

 stance ; tendons well defined ; hair and skin fine . . . 



Color, according to breed 



Temperament, spirited, yet docile 



Head, not too large and showing character, features well de- 

 fined and regular 



Muzzle, fine, nostrils large ; lips thin, even ; teeth sound . 



Eyes, large, full, bright, clear 



Forehead, broad and full 



Ears, medium size, pointed, well carried and not far apart 

 Neck, rather long, clean-cut, well muscled, tapering from 



shoulder to head and head attached at proper angle ; 



crest well developed and nicely arched ; throat latch fine ; 



windpipe large 



Shoulder, oblique, long, smooth, and covered with muscle 



extending into back ; withers well finished at the top 



Arm, short, well muscled, elbow lying close to the body . 



Fore legs, viewed in front, a perpendicular line from the 

 point of the shoulder should fall upon the center of the 

 knee, cannon, pastern, and foot. From the side, a perpen- 

 dicular line dropping from the center of the elbow joint 

 should fall upon the center of the knee and pastern joint 

 and back of the hoof 



Forearm, well muscled, medium length, wide and tapering 

 from elbow to knee 



Knees, large, clean, wide, straight, and strongly supported 



Cannons, medium length, wide, clean ; tendons large, set 



well back, not tied in below the knee 



Fetlocks, wide, straight, strong, free from puffiness . . . 



Pasterns, strong, of medium length, angle with the ground 



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Feet, straight, medium size, even ; horn dense ; frog large, 



elastic ; bars strong ; sole concave ; heel wide, high ; hoof 



head large 



Chest, deep, low, girth large, width of breast according to 



class 



Ribs, long, well sprung 



Back, straight, short, broad, well muscled 



Loin, wide, short, thick and neatly joined to hips . . . 



