118 JUDGING DRAFT HORSES 



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Brought forward .... . .49 



Body — 9 Points. 



Chest: deep, wide; breast bone low; girth, large ... 2 



Ribs: deep, well sprung, closely ribbed to hip 2 



Back: broad, strong, muscular ... 2 



Loins: short, wide, thick muscled . . 2 



Underline: low, flanks full . . 1 



Hindquarters — 32 Points. 



Hips: broad, smooth, level, well muscled . . 2 

 Croup: wide, heavily muscled, not markedly drooping 2 

 Thighs: deep, broad, strong, muscular . 3 

 Quarters: plump with muscle, deep . 2 

 Stifles: large, strong, muscular, clean . . . . 2 

 Gaskins: (lower thighs) long, wide, clean, heavily muscled 2 

 Hocks: large, strong, wide, deep, clean, well set 8 

 Canons: short, wide, clean; tendons clean, defined, promi- 

 nent . 2 



Fetlocks: wide, straight, strong, clean 1 



Pasterns: moderately sloping, strong, clean . 2 

 Feet: large, even size, sound; horn dense, waxy; soles con- 

 cave; bars strong, full; frogs, large, elastic; heels, wide, 



one-half length of toe, vertical to ground 6 



Action — 10 Pointa 



Walk: fast, elastic, regular, straight . 6 



Trot: free, springy, balanced, straight . 4 



Total . ~ .... 100 



Breed and Class Characteristics. — The draft type of 

 horse is characterized by five distinct breeds, namely: the 

 Percheron, Belgian, Clydesdale,- Shire, and Suffolk. While 

 the latter is not of special significance, it is well worthy of 

 consideration. From these breeds are drawn the various 

 market and show classes of draft' horses which include 

 drafters, loggers, and chunks. The drafter is subdivided 

 into light and heavy, and chunks into eastern and export, 

 farm and southern. These terms are used to distinguish for 

 market and show purposes only. 



The following descriptions are used to bring out the chief 

 characteristics of the draft breeds and the market and show 

 classes which are produced, either in the pure bred or grade 

 form, from these breeds. 



Percheron. — The original home of the Percheron horse is 

 La Perche, France. The breed has been developed into an 

 excellent type of draft animal except for some lack of scale 



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