168 JUDGING LIGHT HORSES 



bred are the same as those expected in the race-horse class. 

 Speed at the run is the one requirement which is either in 

 the straight running race or the steeplechase course. 



Score Card for Saddle Horses. 



Perfect score. 



General Appearance — 12 Points. 

 Height: 

 Weight- 

 Form: close but not full made, deep but not broad, symmet- 

 rical ; . : ■ ■* 



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

 tendons and joints sharply defined, hide and hair fine, 

 general refinement, finish ... . . 4 



Temperament: active, disposition good, intelligent 4 



Head and Neck — 8 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, full, bright, clear, lid thin, even 



curvature . 1 



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



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



Neck: long, supple, well crested, not carried too high, throttle 

 well cut out, head well set on . . .3 



Forehand — 22 Points. 



Shoulders: very long, sloping yet muscular . . 3 



Arms: short, muscular, carried well forward 1 



Forearms: long, 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 (45 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 per- 

 pendicular 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 — 12 Points. 



Withers: high, muscular, well finished at top, extending well 

 into back .... .3 



Chest: medium width, deep . 2 



Bibs: well sprung, long, close . 2 



Back: short, straight, strong, broad . . 2 



Loin: short, broad, muscular, strongly coupled 2 



Flank: deep, full, long, low underline . . .1 



Carried forward .... . . . .54 



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