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are especially sharp in the prominences of the hock leading 

 some to question their freedom from spavins. This forma- 

 tion is desirable for the reason that it is usually associated 

 with the best quality of bone and tendon and further it 

 gives this region more power because of the more favorable 

 attachment of the tendons that pass these points. 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR DRAFT HORSES GELDING. t5 



GENERAL APPEARANCE: || 



Weight, over 1,500 Ibs.; score according to age 4 



Form, broad, massive, proportioned 4 



Quality, bone smooth, hard; tendons lean; skin and 



hair fine 4 



Temperament, energetic, good disposition 4 



HEAD AND NECK: 



Head, lean, medium size 1 



Muzzle, tine; nostrils large; lips thin, even 1 



Eyes, full, bright, clear 1 



Forehead, broad, full 1 



Ears, medium size, well carried 1 



Neck, muscled, crest high; throatlatch fine; windpipe 



large 1 



FORE QUARTERS: 



Shoulder, sloping, smooth, snug, extending into back 2 



Arm, short, thrown back . . . 1 



Fore Arm, heavily muscled, long, wide 2 



Knees, wide, clean cut, straight, deep, strongly sup- 

 ported 2 



Cannons, short, lean, wide; sinews large, set back. .. 2 



Fetlocks, wide, straight, strong 1 



Pasterns, sloping, lengthy, strong 3 



Feet, large, even size; horn dense; sole concave; bars 

 strong; frog large, elastic; heel wide, one-half 



length of toe and vertical to ground 8 



Legs, viewed in front, a perpendicular line from the 

 point of the shoulder should fall upon the center of 

 the knee, cannon, pastern and foot. From the side, 

 a perpendicular line dropping from the center of the 

 elbow joint should fall rpon the center of the knee 

 and pastern joints and back of hoof 4 



BODY: 



Chest, deep, wide, low, large girth 2 



Ribs, long, close, sprung 2 



Back, straight, short, broad 2 



Loins, wide ,shcrt, thick, straight 2 



Underline, flank low 1 



