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JUDGING LIGHT HORSES 



be any undue indication of crest development. The body 

 proper should be long, capacious, and deeply muscled, as 

 such characteristics are indicative of maternal qualities. 

 The bone should be large, clean and fine, yet the same 

 degree of compactness should not be exhibited as in the 

 stallion. Otherwise, the characteristics of the male and 

 female are the same. The draft characteristics should be 

 clearly in evidence in both male and female. 



Fig. 76. — Young colts with an outcome. Indicated in the large bone, open, 

 growthy frame, and general breedy appearance. 



Colts and Fillies.— In judging colts and fillies there is 

 always a certain amount of outcome or development which 

 must be taken into consideration. While all animals must 

 be judged in the show ring according to their immediate 

 condition, yet in selecting for future breeding purposes, 

 the final outcome must be given consideration. Usually 



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