54 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



Standard of Score of 



SCALE Off POINTS Perfect Horse 



Score Studied 



36. Pasterns, oblique, medium length, smooth, strongly 



carried 2 .... 



37. Peet, large, round, uniform, straight; bars strong; 



sole concave; frog large and elastic; slope of 

 wall parallel to pastern; heel wide and one- 

 third length toe ; horn dense, smooth . . . . 4 



38. Leg position, viewed from the rear, a perpendicular 



line dropped from the point of the huttock 

 should divide the leg and foot into lateral 

 halves ; viewed from the side, this same line 

 should touch the point of the hocli and meet 

 the foot surface a slight distance back of the 

 heel. A perpendicular line dropped from the 

 hip joint should meet the foot surface midway 

 between heel and toe 4 .... 



P — ACTION, 10 Points: 



39. Walk, straight, strong, elastic 6 .... 



40. Trot, strong, regular, free, easy 4 .... 



Total 100 



rig. 31. — "The attendant will pose the horse at rest." 

 (Courtesy American Agriculturist.) 



