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BULLETIN 48*7, l\ s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Hocks. — The hocks are even more important than the knees, as the 

 strain of starting a load and heavy hauling devolves upon these 

 joints. They should be perfectly sound and show great strength. To 

 show strength they should be large, well defined, clean, and straight. 



Cannons, fetlocks, pasterns, feet. — Statements regarding the lower 

 part of the front leg will apply equally well to the corresponding 

 parts of the hind leg. 



Legs. — As the hind legs are more important in pulling a load, it is 

 even more important that they are straight than it is that the front 

 less are not crooked. As suggested in the score card when viewed 



Fin. 12. — Judging action. Horse moving away from student nt a walk. 



from behind, a perpendicular line from the point of the buttock 

 should fall upon the center of the hock, cannon, pastern, and foot. 

 (Fig. 11.) 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. 



Walk. — Inasmuch as most of the work of a draft horse is done at a 

 walk (figs. 12, 13, and 14) in the score this gait is given more weight 

 than the trot. It is important that a working horse maintain a fast 



