186 JUDGING JACKS, JENNETS, AND MULES 

 ScoHE Card fob Jacks. 



Perfect score. 



General Appearance — 20 Points. 



Height: (score according to age) 4 



Weight: (score according to age) .... 4 



Form: broad, symmetrical, well proportioned, smooth 4 



Qimlity: bone large, strong, clean; hair iine, glossy 4 



Temperament: active, disposition agreeable . 4 



Head and Neck — -10 Points. 



Head: well proportioned, bone large; profile of nose straight 



or sUghtly Roman . 4 



Muzzle: neat; nostrils large; hps thin, firm 1 



Eyes: full, clear, intelligent, prominent 1 



Forehead: broad, full . . 1 



Ears: long, pointed, well set, alert (33 inches or over, from tip 



to tip, preferred for aged jack) 1 



Neck: long, muscled, throat-latch heavy, windpipe large 2 



Forehand — 23 Points. 



Shoulders: sloping, smooth ... 2 



Arm: short, well muscled, correctly set 2 



Forearm: long, clean, heavily muscled 2' 



Knees: very wide, deep, strong, clean . 2 



Canons: wide, clean, tendons defined, fluted bone 2 



Fetlocks: wide, straight, clean 1 



Pasterns: sloping, clean, strong . 4 



Feet: large, deep, wide, dense and lively horn 8 



Body — 12 Points. 



Chest: deep, wide, girth large . . 2 



Ribs: deep, well sprung, closely ribbed to hip 4 



Back: straight, long, muscular 2 



Loins: short, wide, heavy muscled 2 



Underline: long, straight, flanks low 2 



Hindquarters — 29 Points. 



Hips: smooth, well muscled ... 2 

 Croup: wide, muscled, not too sloping 2 

 Thighs: deep, broad, muscled, strong 2 

 Quarters: deep, well muscled 2 

 Stifles: clean, muscular, strong . 2 

 Gaskins: long, wide, clean ... 2 

 Hocks: large, strong, free from meat, clean, well set 2 

 Canons: wide, clean, tendons defined 2 

 Fetlocks: wide, clean, strong, straight ... 1 

 Pasterns: clean, straight, sloping. Any indication of knuck- 

 ling should be severely scored . . 4 

 Feet: large, deep with dense and lively horn . 8 



Action — 6 Points. 



Walk, straight, elastic, true; irot, true, straight, should show 



bottom of foot when trotting . 6 



Total 100 



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