THE DRIVING HORSE 



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Score Card for Light Horse 



Description. 



(Perfect! 

 Score. I 



Students' 

 Score. 



Frame Smooth, evenly proportioned 4 



Quality Bone clean and hard, tendons well de- 

 fined, veins prominent, skin and hair fine 



Temperament Active but kind 3 



Head Lean and symetrical 



Forehead Full and broad 1 



Eyes Large, clear, open, and bright 1 



Ears Close together, medium in size, pointed to 



carry well forward 1 



Muzzle Clean and fine, nostrils large, lips thin 



and even 1 



Neck Muscular, crest high, windpipe prominent. 



Shoulders Long, oblique, well muscled 



Arms Short, thrown forward 1 



Fore-arms Long, wide 



Knees Wide, straight, and clean 



Cannons Short, wide, sinews large 2 



Fetlock Wide, straight 1 



Pasterns Strong, angle with ground 45 degrees. 3 



Feet Medium and even in size, horn dense, frog 

 large, elastic, bars strong, sole concave, heel 



wide 6 



Legs Viewed in front, a perpendicular from 

 point of shoulder should cut the center of knee 

 cannon, pastern and foot viewed from side, a 

 perpendicular from center of elbow should cut 

 the center of knee and pastern joint and the 



back of hoof 4 



Withers Well finished and muscled at top t 



Chest Deep, low, large 2 



Ribs Long, sprung, close 2 



Back Straight, short, broad, well muscled 2 



Loin Wide, short and thick 2 



Underline Short, straight 1 



Hips Wide, level 2 



Croup Long, wide, muscular 2 



Tail Attached high, well carried 1 



Thighs Muscular, long, and spread 



Quarters Deep and heavily muscled 2 



Gaskin Muscular, long and wide 2 



Hocks Clean, wide, straight 



Cannons Short, wide, and clean 2 



Fetlocks Wide, straight 1 



Pastern Strong, sloping 2 



Feet Same as fore feet 4 



Legs From behind, perpendicular from point of 

 buttock cuts center of hock, cannon, pastern 

 and foot; from side, perpendicular from point 

 of hip should fall on center of foot and di- 

 vide gaskin in the middle and perpendicular 

 from buttock should be parallel with cannon.. 4 

 Action Walk quick, elastic, trot rapid, straight. 



regular and high ) 20 



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Total I 100 | 



