156 JUDGING LIGHT HORSES 



Perfect score. 



Brought forward ■ 18 



FoHBHAND — 23 Points. 



Shoulders: long, smooth with muscle, oblique, extending 



into back 2 



Arms: short, thrown forward 1 



Forearms: muscled, long, wide ... 2 



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



Canons: short, wide; sinews, large, set back 2 



Fetlocks: wide, straight .... 1 



Pasterns: strong, angle with ground 45 degrees . 3 



Feet: medium, even size, straight; horn dense; frog large, 



elastic; bars strong; sole concave; heel wide . . . 6 



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

 the shoulder should fall upon the center of the knee, canon, 

 pastern, and foot. From the side, a perpendicular line 

 dropping from the center of the elbow-joint should meet 

 the ground at the center of the foot, fall upon the center 

 of the knee and pastern joints and back of hoof. . . 4 

 Body — 10 Points. 



Withers: muscled and well finished at top 1 



Chest: deep, low, large girth 2 



Rihs: long, sprung, close .... 2 



Ba^k: straight, short, broad, muscled 2 



Loin: wide, short, thick . 2 



Underline: long; flank let down . 1 



HlNDQtTAETEES — 29 PointS. 



Hips: smooth, wide, level . 2 



Croup: long, wide, muscular . 2 



Tail: attached high, well carried ... 1 



Thighs: long, muscular, spread, open angled 2 



Quarters: heavily muscled, deep 2 



Gaskin or Lower Thighs: long, wide, muscular 2 



Hocks: clearly defined, wide, straight . . 5 



Canons: short, wide; sinews, large, set back 2 



Fetlocks: wide, straight 1 



Pasterns: strong, sloping . . 2 



Feet: medium, even size; straight; horn dense, frog large, 



elastic; bars strong; sole concave; heel wide, high 4 



Legs: viewed from behind; a perpendicular line from the 

 point of the bottock should fall upon the center of the 

 hock, canon, pastern, and foot. From the side, a perpen- 

 dicular line from the hip joint should fall upon the center 

 of the foot and divide the gaskin in the middle; and a per- 

 pendicular line from the point of the buttock should run 

 parallel with the line of the canon 4 



Action — 20 Points. 



Walk: elastic, quick, balanced .... 5 



Trot: rapid, straight, regular, moderately high 15 



Total . . . . 100 



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