64 



JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



SCALE OF POINTS 



36. 



Standard of Score of 



Perfect Horse 



Score Studied 

 Pasterns, oblique, medium length, smooth, strongly 



carried, 



37. Feet, large, round, uniform, straight; bars strong; 



sole concave; frog large and elastic; slope of 

 wall parallel to pastern; heel wide and one- 

 third length toe ; horn dense, smooth 



38. Leg position, 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 line 

 should touch the point of the hock and meet 

 the foot surface a slight distance back of the 

 heel. A perpendicular line dropped from the 

 hip joint should meet the foot surface midway 

 between heel and toe 



F ACTION, 10 Points: 



39. Walk, straight, strong, elastic 



40. Trot, strong, regular, free, easy 



Total 



100 



Fig. 31. "The attendant will pose the horse at rest.' 

 (Courtesy American Agriculturist.) 



