JACKS AND JENNETS 187 

 SCORE CARD FOR JACKS. 



Perfect score. 



GENERAL APPEARANCE 20 Points. 



Height: (score according to age) . 4 



Weight: (score according to age) ........ 4 



Form: broad, symmetrical, well proportioned, smooth . . 4 



Quality: bone large, strong, clean; hair fine, glossy ... 4 



Temperament: active, disposition agreeable 4 



HEAD AND NECK 10 Points. 



Head: well proportioned, bone large; profile of nose straight 



or slightly Roman 4 



Muzzle: neat; nostrils large; lips thin, firm ..... 1 



Eyes: full, clear, intelligent, prominent ...... 1 



Forehead: broad, full 1 



Ears: long, pointed, well set, alert (33 inches or over, from tip 



to tip, preferred for aged jack) 1 



Neck: long, muscled, throat-latch heavy, windpipe large . 2 



FOREHAND 23 Points. 



Shoulders: sloping, smooth 2 



Arm: short, well muscled, correctly set 2 



Forearm: long, clean, heavily muscled ....... 2 



Knees: very wide, deep, strong, clean . . . . . . 2 



Canons: wide, clean, tendons defined, fluted bone ... 2 



Fetlocks: wide, straight, clean ......... 1 



Pasterns: sloping, clean, strong ......... 4 



Feet: large, deep, wide, dense and lively horn 8 



BODY 12 Points. 



Chest: deep, wide, girth large 2 



Ribs: deep, well sprung, closely ribbed to hip ..... 4 



Back: straight, long, muscular ' " . 2 



Loins: short, wide, heavy muscled ........ 2 



Underline: long, straight, flanks low 2 



HINDQUARTERS 29 Points. 



Hips: smooth, well muscled 2 



Croup: wide, muscled, not too sloping 2 



Thighs: deep, broad, muscled, strong 2 



Quarters: deep, well muscled 2 



Stifles: clean, muscular, strong 2 



Gaskins: long, wide, clean 2 



Hocks: large, strong, free from meat, clean, well set ... 2 



Canons: wide, clean, tendons defined 2 



Fetlocks: wide, clean, strong, straight 1 



Pasterns: clean, straight, sloping. Any indication of knuck- 

 ling should be severely scored 4 



Feet: large, deep with dense and lively horn 8 



ACTION 6 Points. 



Walk, straight, elastic, true; trot, true, straight, should show 



bottom of foot when trotting 6 



Total 100 



