JUDGING HORSES 145 



20 Legs— direction viewed from in front, a perpendicular line dropped 

 from the point of the shoulder should divide the leg and foot 

 into two lateral halves; viewed from the side, a perpendicular 

 line dropped from the tuberosity of the scapula should pass 

 through the centre of the elbow-joint and meet the ground at 

 the centre of the foot 4 



Body.—n. 



21. Withers— well set up, narrow, extending well back 2 



22. Chest — wide, deep ^ 



23. Ribs— well sprung, long, close ^ 



24. Back— short, straight, strong, broad ^ 



25. Loin— short, broad, strongly coui)led ^ 



26. Flank— deep, full, long, low under Ime 1 



Hindquarters. — 32 



27. Hips— broad, round, smooth 2 



28. Croup — long, level, round, smooth ^ 



29. Tail— set high, well carried ^ 



30. Thighs— full, muscular ^ 



3L Stifles— broad, full, muscular ^ 



32. Gaskins— broad, muscular • • • ^ 



33. Hocks— straight, wide, point promment, deep, clean cut, smootn, 



well supported ,• • , ^ • •,• • ' 1 ' ' ii Y ' i" o 



34 Canons— short, broad, flat, tendons sharply defined, set well back Z 



35. Fetlocks— wide, tendons well back, straight, well supported. ... 2 



36. Pasterns— long, obUque (50 degrees), smooth, strong ... ^ 



37 Feet— large, round (slightly less than in front), uniform, straight, 



slope of wall parallel to slope of pastern, sole concave, bars 

 strong, frog large and elastic, heels wide, full one-third height of 

 toe, horn dense, smooth, dark color • • • •. • • 4 



38. Legs— direction viewed from the rear, a perpendicular line 



dropped from the point of the buttock should divide the leg and 

 foot into lateral halves; viewed from the side, this same hne 

 should touch the point of the hock and meet the ground some 

 little distance back of the heel. A perpendicular hne dropped 

 from the hip-joint should meet the ground near the centre ot 

 the foot 



Way of Going. — 16. 



39. Walk— straight, snappy, springy, proud, stylish J V ' V ' 



40. Trot— in line, bold, flashy, extreme flexion of knees and hocks, 



balanced, regular 



Total 100 



The Light Harness Horse Score Card. — Following is tlie 

 scale of points for the light harness horse : 



General Appearance. — 12. 



1. Height 



2. Weight , 4 



3. Form— rangy, deep, lithe, angular .••••••. • • • • • ' • 



4. Quality— bone clean, dense, fine, yet indicating substance, ten- 



dons and joints sharply defined, hide and hair fine, general 

 refinement \' '■ ' i li-' '1 a 



5. Temperament— nervous, active, disposition good, intelligent * 



10 



