150 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



Standard of Score of 

 SCALE OF POINTS Perfect Horse 



Score Studied 

 C FOREHAND, 24 Points: 



12. Shoulders, long, oblique, smooth 



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



14. Forearms, long, wide, muscular 



15. Knees, straight, wide, deep, clean, strongly sup- 



ported 



16. Cannons, short, wide, tendons prominent, set well 



back 2 



17. Fetlocks, wide, straight, tendons set well back . . '2 



18. Pasterns, long, oblique (angle about 45), smooth, 



strong '" 



19. Feet, medium size, even, round, straight, slope 



parallel to pastern; sole concave; bars strong; 

 frog large, elastic; heel wide and full, !-:> 

 length toe; horn dense and smooth . . . . 6 .... 



20. Legs, properly placed, according to description in 



draft horse score card 4 .... 



D BODY, 10 Points: 



21. Withers, high, narrow, extending well back . . . . 1 .... 



22. Chest, deep, girth large . . . . 2 .... 



23. Bibs, long, well sprung, close 2 .... 



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



25. Loin, short, broad, strong 2 .... 



26. Flanks, deep, full, long low underline 1 .... 



E HINDQUARTERS, 20 Points: 



27. Hips, wide spaced, smooth, round 2 



28. Croup, long, wide, round, smooth, level tendency . . 2 .... 



29. Tail, attached high, well carried 2 .... 



30. Thighs, long, full, muscular; stifles prominent, well 



set 2 



31. Gaskins, long, broad, muscular 2 .... 



32. Hocks, straight, wide, deep, clean-cut, point promi- 



nent, well supported 5 



33. Cannons, short, wide, flat, clean tendons, well de- 



fined, set well back 2 .... 



34. Fetlocks, wide, straight, tendons well back . . . . 2 .... 



35. Pasterns, long, not so oblique as in front (about 



50), strong 3 .... 



36. Feet, medium size, even, round, straight; slope 



parallel to pastern; sole concave; bars strong; 

 frog large, elastic; heel wide, full, 1-3 length 

 toe; horn dense, smooth 4 .... 



37. Legs, properly placed, according to description in 



draft horse score card 4 



F ACTION, 16 Points: 



38. Walk, straight, snappy, balanced 6 



39. Trot, in line, bold, flashy, strong flexion of knees 



and hocks, balanced, regular 10 



Total . 100 



