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JUDGING LIGHT HORSES 



Head. — Small and well set on neck; with ears small, thin, neat and 

 erect; forehead broad and full; eyes large, prominent, and mild, with 

 well-developed brow and fine eyelid; vision perfect in every respect; 

 muzzle small and fine; mouth deep; lips thin and firmly compressed; 

 nostrils large and fine, and branches of underjaw (adjoining neck) 

 wide apart. 



Neck. — Light, moderately long, and tapering toward the head, with 

 crest firm and longer than underside; mane fine and intact. 



Withers. — Elevated, not unduly fine, well developed and muscled. 



Shoulders. — Long, oblique, and well muscled. 



Chest. — Full, very deep, moderately broad, and plump in front. 



Fig. 66. — High jumper. 



Forelegs. — Vertical, and properly placed; with elbow large, long, 

 prominent, and clear of chest; forearm large at the elbow, long and 

 heavily muscled. 



Knees. — Neatly outlined, large, prominent, wide in front, well 

 situated, and well directed. 



Back. — Short, straight, and well muscled. 



Loins. — Broad, straight, very short, and muscular. 



Barrel. — Large, increasing in size toward the flanks, with ribs well 

 arched and definitely separated. 



Hindquarters. — Wide, thick, very long, full, heavily muscled, rounded 

 externally, and well directed. 



Tail. — Fine and intact, well carried and firm. 



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