150 



JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



Standard of 

 SCALE OF POINTS Perfect 



Score 

 C— FOREHAND, 24 Points: 



12. Shoulders, long, oblique, smooth 2 



13. Arms, short, muscular, carried well forward . . . . 1 



14. roreE*rms, long, wide, muscular 2 



15. Knees, straight, wide, deep, clean, strongly sup- 



ported 2 



16. Cannons, short, wide, tendons prominent, set well 



hack 2 



17. Fetlocks, wide, straight, tendons set well back . . 2 



18. Pasterns, long, oblique (angle about 45°), smooth, 



strong 3 



19. Feet, medium size, even, round, straight, slope 



parallel to pastern; sole concave; bars strong; 

 frog large, elastic ; heel wide and full, 1-3 

 length toe; horn dense and smooth .. .. G 



20. Legs, properly placed, according to description in 



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D — ^BODY, 10 Points: 



21. Withers, high, narrow, extending well back . . . . 1 



22. Chest, deep, girth large 2 



23. Ribs, long, well sprung, close 2 



24. Back, straight, short, broad, strong 2 



25. Loin, short, broad, strong 2 



26. Flanks, deep, full, long low underline 1 



E — HINDQXTAKTERS, 20 Points: 



27. Hips, wide spaced, smooth, round 2 



28. Croup, long, wide, round, smooth, level tendency . . 2 



29. Tail, attached high, well carried 2 



30. Thighs, long, full, muscular; stifles prominent, well 



set 2 



31. Gaskins, long, broad, muscular 2 



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



nent, well supported 5 



33. Cannons, short, wide, flat, clean tendons, well de- 



fined, set well back 2 



34. Fetlocks, wide, straight, tendons well back . . , . 2 



35. Pasterns, long, not so oblique as in front (about 



50'^), strong . . . . 3 



36. Feet, medium size, even, round, straight; slope 



parallel to pastern; sole concave; bars strong; 

 frog large, elastic; heel wide, full, 1-3 length 

 toe; horn dense, smooth 4 



37. Legs, properly placed, according to description in 



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F— ACTION, 16 Points: 



38. Walk, straight, snappy, balanced 6 



39. Trot, in line, bold, flashy, strong flexion of knees 



and hocks, balanced, regular 10 



Total 100 



Score of 

 Horj^e 

 Studied 



