CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I JUDGING HORSES. 



I. THE ANATOMY A BASIS OF STUDY 



The Bones as Levers; Actions of the Muscles; Function 

 of the Nervous System; Temperaments. 



II. JUDGING LIGHT HORSES 



General Examination. Form; Propelling Power Re- 

 sides in Hindquarters; Three Classes of Light Horses; 

 The Coach or Carriage Horse; Analysis of Style; The 

 Trotter or Roadster; The Pacer as a Roadster; The 

 Saddle Horse; Quality; Durability Associated with 

 Quality; Action, The Walk; Observing Straightness 

 of the walk; Manner of Noting Levelness; The High 

 Stepper in Action; The Carriage Horse; Straight and 

 Regular Action; The Driver's Sensation of Action; 

 The Trotter; The Pacing Gait. 



Structural Examination, Head; Nostrils; Eyes; Ears; 

 Jaw Bones; Neck; Shoulders; Fore Legs; Arms; 

 Elbows; Fore Arms; Knees; Cannons; Pasterns; 

 Feet; Ribs; Back; Loin; Croup; Thighs; Quarters; 

 Hind Legs; Hocks; Hind Cannons; Hind Pasterns; 

 Hind Feet; Scale of Points for Light Horses. 



III. JUDGING HEAVY HORSES 35 



Consideration of Condition. 



General Examination. Form; Advantage of Weight; 

 Market Value of Weight; Quality with Substance Nec- 

 essary for Durability; Action; Trotting Action. 

 Structural Examination. Head; Neck; Shoulder; 

 Chest; Arm; Fore Leg; Knees; Fetlocks; Pasterns; 

 Feet; Body; Loin; Croup; Hock; Scale of Points for 

 Heavy Horses. 



IV. JUDGING HORSES IX THE BREEDING CLASSES 44 



Sex Characteristics; Differences in Disposition; Differ- 

 ences in Form; Variation in Features; Relation of Sex 

 Characteristics to Sterility; Relation of Sex Character- 

 istics to Prepotency; The Stallion Classes; Importance 

 of Correct Conformation; Hereditary Diseases; The 

 Mare Classes; Colts and Fillies. 



V. ESTIMATING THE AGE OF HORSES BY THEIR TEETH 50 



Appearance of Incisors; Order of Appearance of In- 

 cisors; Disappearance of the Tables. 



