BULLETIN 487, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Students" score <-<ini -Continued. 

 DRAFT HORSES— Continued. 



Scale of points for gelding. 



Forequarters— 2.5 points: 



13. Shoulders, sloping, smooth, snug, extending into hack 



It. Arm, short, thrown forward 



15. Forearm, heavily muscled, long, wide 



16. Knees, wide, clean cut, straight, deep, strongly supported 



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



In. Fetlocks, wide, straight, strong 



hi. Pasterns, sloping, lengthy, strong 



20. Feet, large, even size, straight; horn dense, dark color; sole concave; 



bars strong; frog large, elastic; heel wide, high, one-half length of 

 toe 



21. Legs, viewed in front a perpendicular line from the point of the 



shoulders should fall upon the center of the knee, cannon, pas- 

 tern, and foot; from the side, a perpendicular line dropping from 

 the center of the elbow joint should fall upon the center of the 



knee and pastern joints and back of hoof 



Body — 9 points: 



22. Chest, deep, wide, low; large girth 



23. Ribs, long ! close, sprung 



24. Back, straight, short, broad •. 



25. Loin, wide, short, thick, straight 



26. Underline, flank low 



Hindquarters— 34 points: 



27. Hips, smooth, wide 



28. Croup, long, wide, muscular 



29. Tail, attached high, well carried 



30. Quarters, deep, heavily muscled 



31. Gaskins or lower thighs, wide muscled 



32. Hocks, clean cut, wide, straight 



33. Cannons, short, wide; sinews large, set back 



34. Fetlocks, wide, straight, strong 



35. Pasterns, sloping, strong, lengthy 



36. Feet, large, even size, straight: horn dense, dark color; sole concave; 



bars strong; frog large, elastic; heel wide, high, one-half length 

 of toe 



37. Legs, viewed from behind, a perpendicular line fron the point of 



the buttock should fall upon the center of the hock, cannon, 

 pastern, and foot; from the side, a perpendicular line from the 

 hip joint should fall upon the center of the foot and divide the 

 gaskin in the middle, and a perpendicular line from the point of 



the buttock should run parallel with the line of the cannon 



Action — 10 points: 



38. Walk, smooth, quick, long, balanced 



39. Trot, rapid, straight, regular 



Total 



Perfect 

 score. 



Students' 

 score. 



Corrected 

 score. 



LIGHT HORSES. 



Scale of points for gelding. 



Perfect 

 score. 



Students 

 score. 



Corrected 

 score. 



1. Age 



General appearance— 12 points: 



2 . Weigh t 



3. Height 



4. Form, symmetrical, smooth, stylish 



5. Quality, bone clean, fine, yet indicating sufficient substance; ten- 



dons'defined, hair and skin fine 



6. Temperament, active, good disposition 



Head and neck — points: 



7. Head, lean, straight 



8. Muzzle, fine, nostrils large, lips thin, even .■ 



9. Eyes, full, bright , clear, large 



10. Forehead, broad, full 



11. Ears, medium size, pointed, well carried, and not far apart 



12. Neck, muscled; crest high; throat latch fine; windpipe large 



Forequarters — 23 points: 



13. Shoulders, long, smooth, with muscle; oblique, extending into back 



and muscled at withers 



14. Arm, short, thrown forward 



15. Forearm, muscled, long, wide 



16. Knees, clean, wide, straight, deep, strongly supported 



