58 JUDGING HORSES 



VII. OFFICIAL STANDARDS FOR HORSES. 



THE TROTTING STANDARD ADOPTED BY THE AMERICAN TROTTING 

 REGISTER ASSOCIATION. 



When an animal meets these requirements and is duly registered 

 it shall be accepted as a standard bred trotter: 



1. The progeny of a registered standard trotting horse and a reg- 

 istered standard trotting mare. 



2. A stallion sired by a registered standard trotting horse pro- 

 vided his dam and grandam were sired by registered standard trot- 

 ting horses, and he himself has a record of 2:30 and is the sire of three 

 trotters with records of 2:30 from different mares. 



3. A mare whose sire is a registered standard trotting horse, and 

 whose dam and grandam were sired by registered standard trotting 

 horses, provided she herself has a trotting record of 2:30 or is the 

 dam of one trotter with a record of 2:30. 



4. A mare sired by a registered standard trotting horse, provided 

 she is the dam of two trotters with records of 2:30. 



5. A mare sired by a registered standard trotting horse, provided 

 her first, second and third dams are each sired by a registered stand- 

 ard trotting horse. 



THE PACING STANDARD. 



When an animal meets these requirements and is duly registered, 

 it shall be accepted as a standard bred pacer: 



1. The progeny of a registered standard pacing horse and a reg- 

 istered standard pacing mare. 



2. A stallion sired by a registered standard pacing horse provided 

 his dam and grand dam were sired by registered standard pacing 

 horses, and he himself has a pacing record of 2:25, and is the sire of 

 three pacers with records of 2:25, from different mares. 



3. A mare whose sire is a registered standard pacing horse and 

 whose dam and grand dam were sired by registered standard pacing 

 horses, provided she herself has a pacing record of 2:25, or is the dam 

 of one pacer with a record of 2:25. 



4. A mare sired by a registered standard pacing horse, provided 

 she is the dam of two pacers with records of 2:25. 



5. A mare sired by a registered standard pacing horse, provided 

 her first, second and third dams are each sired by a registered stand- 

 ard pacing horse. 



6. The progeny of a registered standard trotting horse out of a 

 registered standard pacing mare, or a registered standard pacing 

 horse out of a registered standard trotting mare 



