UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



, ; . jp BULLETIN No. 487 I 



^ M k^S&^jl>y Contribution from the States Relations Service 



JW^*^wL A - C - TRUE . Director 



Washington, D. C. 



PROFESSIONAL PAPER 



January 25, 1917 



JUDGING HORSES AS A SUBJECT OF INSTRUC 

 TION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 1 



By H. P. Barkows, Assistant in Agricultural Education, States Relations 



Service. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 1 



Teaching the judging of horses 1 



Classroom discussion 3 



Practice judging 9 



Page. 



Estimating the age of a horse 24 



Estimating matters o f unsoundness 20 



Comparative judging 29 



Demonstrations 29 



INTRODUCTION. 



A study of types and breeds of horses is considered an essential 

 part of the general course in animal husbandry in secondary schools. 

 Considerable attention and interest are centered around the scoring 

 and judging of horses in connection with the study. It is the aim of 

 this bulletin to give such specific instructions as will aid in making 

 this work more practical. 



The subject matter which follows is not original. Leading authori- 

 ties have been consulted freely. 



TEACHING THE JUDGING OF HORSES. 



Value and place of the subject in the cwrriGulum. — Practical work 

 in stock judging has done much to arouse interest and enthusiasm 

 in animal husbandry on the part of the student. It has also done a 

 great deal toward allaying prejudice and developing sympathy 

 among those who looked upon the teaching of agriculture as " book 

 farming." Judging horses in connection with a study of types and 

 breeds is an essential foundation work for a study of breeding, 

 feeding, training, and general management of horses which should 

 follow in the course. 



1 Prepared under the direction of C. H. Lane, Chief Specialist in Agricultural Education. 

 Note. — This bulletin is intended for the use of teachers of secondary agriculture. 

 65700°— Bull. 487—17 1 



