146 JUDGING LIGHT HORSES 



Score Card for Heavy Harness Horses. 



General Appearance — 12 Points. Perfect score. 



Height: 



Weight: 



Form: close, full made, smooth tm-ned, symmetrical . 4 



Quality: bone clean, dense, fine, yet indicating substance; 

 tendons and joints sharply defined; hide and hair fine; 

 general refinement, finish ... . . 4 



Temperament: proud, bold, stylish, disposition good, intelli- 

 gent . 4 



Head and Neck — 7 Points. 



Head: size and dimensions in proportion, clear-cut features, 



straight face line, wide angle in lower jaw 1 



Forehead: broad, full . 1 



Eyes: prominent orbit, large, fuU, bright, clear, lid thin, even 



curvature . . . 1 



Ears: medium size, fine, pointed, set close, carried alert . 1 



Muzzle: fine, nostrils large, lips thin, trim, even . . 1 



Neck: long, lofty carriage, high crest, throttle well cut out, 



head well set on . . 2 



Forehand — 22 Points. 



Shoulders: long, oblique, smooth . . 2 



Arms: short, muscular, carried well forward 1 



Forearms: broad, muscular ..... 1 



Knees: straight, wide, deep, strongly supported . 2 



Canons: short, broad, flat, tendons sharply defined, set well 



back .... 2 



Fetlocks: wide, tendons well back, straight, well supported 2 



Pasterns: long, oblique (4.5 degrees), smooth, strong ... 2 



• Feet: large, round, uniform, straight, slope of wall parallel to 

 slope of pastern, sole concave, bars strong, frog large, elastic, 

 heels wide, full, one-third height of toe, horn dense, smooth, 



dark color . 6 



Legs: direction viewed from in front, perpendicular line 

 dropped from the point of the shoulder should divide the 

 leg and foot into two lateral halves; viewed from the side, 

 a perpendicular line dropped from the tuberosity of the 

 scapula should pass through the center of the elbow-joint 

 and meet the ground at the center of the foot . 4 



Body — 11 Points. 



Withers: well set up, narrow, extending well back 2 



Chest: wide, deep .... . 2 



Ribs: well sprung, long, close . 2 



Back: short, straight, strong, broad 2 



Loin: short, broad, strongly coupled 2 



Flank: deep, full, long, low underline 1 



Carried forward ... 52 



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