HEAVY HARNESS GROUP OR TYPE 147 



SCORE CARD FOR HEAVY HARNESS HORSES. 



GENERAL APPEARANCE 12 Points. Perfect score. 



Height: 



Weight: 



Form: close, full made, smooth turned, symmetrical ... 4 



Quality: bone clean, dense, fine, yet indicating substance; 

 tendons and joints sharply defined; hide and hair fine; 

 general refinement, finish 4 



Temperament: proud, bold, stylish, disposition good, intelli- 

 gent ^ ...... i, 4 



HEAD AND NECK 7 Points. 



Heai: size and dimensions in proportion, clear-cut features, 

 straight face line, wide angle in lower jaw ... . . 1 



Forehead: broad, full 1 



Eyes: prominent orbit, large, full, bright, clear, lid thin, even 



curvature . 1 



Ears: medium size, fine, pointed, set close, carried alert . 

 Muzzle: fine, nostrils large, lips thin, trim, even . . . . 1 

 Neck: long, lofty carriage, high crest, throttle well cut out, 

 head well set on . ... , . 2 



FOREHAND 22 Points. 



Shoulders: long, oblique, smooth 2 



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



Forearms: broad, muscular 1 



Knees: straight, wide, deep, strongly supported .... 2 

 Canons: short, broad, flat, tendons sharply defined, set well 



back .2 



Fetlocks: wide, tendons well back, straight, well supported . 



Pasterns: long, oblique (45 degrees), smooth, strong ... 2 



Feel: large, round, uniform, straight, slope of wall parallel to 



slope of pastern, sole concave, bars strong, frog large, elastic, 



heels wide, full, one-third height of toe, horn dense, smooth, 



dark color 6 



Legs: direction viewed from in front, perpendicular line 

 dropped from the point of the shoulder should divide the 

 leg and foot into two lateral halves; viewed from the side, 

 a perpendicular line dropped from the tuberosity of the 

 scapula should pass through the center of the elbow-joint 

 and meet the ground at the center of the foot .... 4 



BODY 11 Points. 



Withers: well set up, narrow, extending well back 



Chest: wide, deep 



Ribs: well sprung, long, close 



Back: short, straight, strong, broad . 



Loin: short, broad, strongly coupled 2 



Flank: deep, full, long, low underline 1 



Carried forward 52 



