METHOD OF JUDGING. 



It is the duty of the Judges to exclude from the parade any horse that is thin, 

 lame, sick, out of condition, dock-tailed, or in any way unfit for work. 



'J'lie value of a horse does not count so much as his condition. 



Age counts in favor of a horse. The older the liorse, the higiier will he be graded, 

 provided that his condition is good. 



Ihe Judges are instructed not to give hr.st prizes or blue ribbons to green horses. 



As between two horses equal in all other respects, including age, the prize should 

 go to the better horse. 



No first prize or blue ribbon should be awarded to a horse unless — allowing for 

 the imperfections of age — he is a horse of good type. 



Docile and gentle manners will be considered, a? showing that the horse has been 

 kindly treated. 



Color Avill not count even in respect to matched teams. 



The value or newness of the harness will not count; l)ut tlie harness must he com- 

 fortable, well-fitting, and not unnecessarily lieavy. 



Many a good horse has failed to receive a prize in former years by reason of his 

 collar being too small or too large, or for some other defect in the harness. Throat- 

 latcjies too tight, and inside reins too long, m the case of pairs, are also common de- 

 fects. 



Harness that is light, l)ut strong enougli to do the work required of it, is preferred 

 to heavier harness. This rule will be observed especially in respect to bridles and 

 ether parts in which great strength is not required. Brass frontlets, unnecessary rings, 

 tassels, plumes and other ornaments should not be used. 



Tlie single harness approved by the Association and sliown in a photograph printed 

 in ibis catalogue weighs only 53 pounds, collar and all, and it is big enough for the aver- 

 age 1350-pound horse. TTorses of that weight frequently carry a harness weighing 70 

 or 80 pounds. '^I'ho l)ridlc shown in the photograph weighs less than two pounds, — about 

 half the usual weight. 



The vehicle will not be considered, except that a vehicle too heavy or otherwise 

 unsuitable for the horse or for the work in which he is used, would disqualify the en- 

 try. New harness and new vehicles are not absolutely prohibited, but exhibitors are re- 

 quested not to use them. This is an exhibition of horses and not of wagons. 



Horses must be shown in the same manner in which they are regularly worked in 

 all respects, including vehicles, harness, and number of horses in a team. For ex- 

 emple, a horse regularly used in a pair, cannot be entered as a single horse. 



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