146 TYPES AND BREEDS 



Head and Neck. — 7. 



6. Head — size and dimensions in proportion, clear cut features, 



straight face line, wide angle in lower jaw 1 



7. Muzzle — fine, nostrils large, lips thin, trim, even 1 



8. Eyes — prominent orbit; large, full, bright, clear; lid thin, even 



curvature 1 



9. Forehead — broad, full 1 



10. Ears — medium sized, fine, pointed, set close, carried alert 1 



11. Neck — long, lean, crest well defined, extended carriage, well cut 



out in the throttle, head well set on 2 



Forehand. — 23. 



12. Shoulders — long, oblique, smooth 2 



13. Arms — short, muscular, carried well forward 1 



14. Forearm — long, broad, muscular 2 



15. Knees — straight, wide, deep, strongly supported 2 



16. Canons — short, broad, flat, tendons sharply defined, set well 



back 2 



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



18. Pasterns — long, obhque (45 degrees), smooth, strong 2 



19. Feet — large, round, uniform, straight, slope of wall parallel to 



slope of pastern, sole concave, bars strong, frog large, elastic, 

 heels wide, full, one-third height of toe, horn dense, smooth, 

 dark color 6 



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.— 11. 



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



22. Chest — medium w^dth, deep 2 



23. Ribs — well sprung, long, close 2 



24. Back — short, straight, strong, broad 2 



25. Loins — short, broad, strongly coupled 2 



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



Hindquarters. — 3 1 . 



27. Hips — broad, round, smooth 2 



28. Croup — long, level, smooth 2 



29. Tail — set high, well carried 1 



30. Thighs — full, muscular 2 



31. Stifles — broad, full, muscular 2 



32. Gaskins — broad, muscular 2 



33. Hocks — straight, wide, point prominent, deep, clean cut, smooth, 



well supported 6 



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



back 2 



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



36. Pasterns — long, oblique (50 degrees), smooth, strong 2 



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-thirS height 

 of toe, horn dense, smooth, dark color 4 



