COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DRAFT HORSES 113 



may pay closest attention to the head, another to the feet, 

 and hocks, back, chest, flanks, bone and 'weight may receive 

 concern from others. It is true the horse of all-round 

 balanced merit of build and finish is rare, and so is the man 

 who can appreciate him when found. One can count on 

 the fingers of one hand the men in America who have 

 become famous for ability to pick out 'diamonds in the 

 rough' among horses. Even those who can be counted on 

 consistently to rattf highly fitted horses in the show ring 

 are so scarce as to exasperate show officials. . . . Evidently 

 there is too little effort made to fix in mind an ideal, 

 balanced pattern of horse, and then adhere to it." 



The weak and strong features of horses under com- 

 parison, may be set forth in interesting and instructive 

 form, by means of a comparative card, of which the fol- 

 lowing is a sample : 



DRAFT HORSE COMPARISON CARD. 



Name of Judge Date Judged 



1st 2d 3d 4tli 

 POINTS TO JUDGE. Place Place Place Place 



"Weight A G B T> 



Height B A C D 



Quality ' .... A G B D 



Substance G A D B 



Head and neck A G B D 



Porehand A B G D 



Chest A G B D 



Back A G D B 



Ribs G A B D 



Flanks A G B B 



Group A G D B 



Thighs A C B D 



Feet A G D B 



Action A G B D 



Placing A C B D 



