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JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



the sides, being free 

 of the squareness 

 seen on draft 

 horses. The judge 

 should place a 

 proper emphasis on 

 the conformation 

 of the croup. 



The tail of the 

 saddle horse is at- 

 tached and carried 

 high in the case of 

 the American type, 

 it being one of the 

 attractive features 

 of the breed. While 

 the docked saddle 

 horse in Europe 

 is a common sight, 

 length of tail is 



Fig. 89. "In the American Saddle horse a 

 full length of tail is regarded as an attraction." 

 (From photo by courtesy American Breeder.) 



T. 



Fig. 90. "The gaited sa 

 sesses five different gaits." 

 Breeder.) 



in the American saddle horse a full 

 regarded as an attraction rather than 

 otherwise. Carried 

 with a slight arch 

 at its setting, it 

 hangs behind in 

 what is known as 

 ( i flowing ' ' form, an 

 evidence of breed- 

 ing, and an attrac- 

 tive part of a beau- 

 tiful horse. 



The action of the 

 saddle horse is, in 

 truth, its most im- 

 p or tan t feature. 

 The American sad- 

 dle horse is also re- 

 ferred to sometimes 



(Courtesy American 



