THE TYPES AND CLASSES OF HORSES 



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„„,^ ^ Standard of Score of 



SCALE OF POINTS Perfect Horse 



Score Studied 

 B — HEAD ANB NECK, 7 Points: 



7. Head, lean, in proportion to size, lower jaw wide- 



angled i^ 



8. Muzzle, fine; lips thin, even and trim; nostrils large 1 



9. Eyes, prominent, large, bright, clear i 



10. Forehead, broad, full 1 



11. Ears, medium size, pointed, set close 1 



12. Neck, medium long, muscular, not thick, arched, 



throat-latch clean ; windpipe large 2 



C— FOREHAND, 25 Points: 



13. Shoulders, sloping, smooth, extending well into back 2 



14. Arms, short, muscular, extending forward, elbow in 1 



15. Forearms, strongly muscled, wide, long 2 



16. Knees, broad, deep, straight, strongly supported . . 2 



17. Cannons, short, wide, lean, tendons large, defined, set 



well back g 



18. Fetlocks, wide, stra-ight, strong, well supported . . 1 



19. Pasterns^ oblique, about 45°, of moderate length, 



strongly carried 3 



20. Feet, large, round, uniform, straight; bars strong; 



sole concave, frog large and elastic; slope of 

 wall parallel to pastern; heel wide, one-third 

 length of toe; horn dense, smooth 8 



21. Leg position, viewed from in front, a perpendicular 



line dropped from the point of the shoulder 

 should divide the leg and foot into two lat- 

 eral halves ; a perpendicular line dropped from 

 the bony prominence on the shoulder blade 

 should pass through the center of the elbow 

 joint and meet the ground at the center of the 

 foot 4 



D— BODY, 10 Points: 



22. Withers, well defined and muscular 1 



23. Chest, deep, wide, low, large girth 2 



24. Back, short, broad, strongly supported 2 



25. IjOiu, short, wide, strongly coupled 2 



26. Ribs, long, well sprung, close 2 



27. Flanks, low and full, showing low underline . . . . 1 



E—HINDQUAETERS, 30 Points: 



28. Hips, wide, smooth, muscular 2 



29. Croup, long, wide, not markedly drooping, muscular 4 



30. Tail, attached high, well carried 1 



31. Thighs, muscular and deep, thick in the quarters; 



stifles prominent, well set 2 



32. Gaskins, wide, muscular 2 



33. Hocks, straight, wide, deep, clean cut, point promi- 



nent, well supported 6 



34. Cannons, short, wide, flat, tendons large, set well 



back 2 



35. FetlockSf wide, straight, strong 1 



