MULES 203 



Score Card for Mttlbr. 



General Appearance — 16 Points. Perfect score. 



Weight: score according to age and type. 



Height: 14 hands and up; estimated hands; actual 



hands .... 4 



Form: symmetrical, smooth .... 4 



Quality: bones clean; tendons defined; skin and hair fine 4 



Temperament; energetic; good disposition 4 



Head and Neck — 6 Points. 



Head: well defined; medium size 

 Muzzle: fine; nostrils large; hps thin and even 

 Eyes: full, bright, clear 

 Forehead: flat, broad, full 

 Ears: large, well carried, tapering ... 



Neck: muscled, crested; throat-latch defined; windpipe large 

 Forehand — 21 Points. 



Shoulder: long, sloping, well muscled ... ... 2 



Arm: short, muscled, thrown well forward and backward; 



forearm well muscled, long, wide . 3 



Knees: wide, clean, straight, deep, well supported; canons 

 short, wide; tendons well defined ... . . 4 



Fetlocks: wide, straight, strong; pasterns short, clean, straight, 

 angle with ground 45 degrees ... .... 4 



Feel: size medium, even; horn dense; sole concave; bars 



strong; frog prominent, elastic; heel wide, high . 6 



Withers: smooth, well muscled, continuous with neck and 

 back ... . . . 2 



Body — 8 Points. 



Chest: deep, low; girth large 1 



Ribs: long, sprung close ... 2 



Back: straight, short, well muscled 2 



Loins: wide, short, thick 2 



Underline: long; flank low 1 



Hindquarters — 29 Points. 



Hips: smooth, wide, level; croup wide, muscular 4 



Tail: attached high, well carried . 1 



Thighs: long, well muscled, open angled 2 



Quarters: heavily muscled, deep 2 



Gaskin: wide muscled . . ... 2 



Hocks: wide, well defined, strongly supported, straight; 

 canons short, wide, tendons set well back .... 9 



Fetlocks: wide, straight; pasterns short, angle with ground 

 55 degrees . . . . 5 



Feet: medium size, even; horn dense; frog prominent, elastic; 

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



Action — 20 Points. 



Walk smooth, stride long, active; trot rapid, straight, 

 regular 20 



Total 100 



Qualifications of Mule Mares. — The qualifications of 

 mule mares vary, depending on the type of mule which is 



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