THE SADDLE TYPE OP HORSE 



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SCALE OP POINTS 



B — ^HEAD AND NECK, 8 Points: 



6. Head, size and dimensions in proportion, clear-cut 



features, straight face line, wide angle in lower 

 jaw 1 



7. Forehead, broad, full 1 



8. Eyes, prominent orbit, large, full, bright, clear, lid 



thin, even curvature 1 



9. Muzzle, fine, nostrils large, lips thin, trim, even . . 1 



10. Ears, medium size, pointed, set close, carried alert 1 



11. Neck long, simple, well crested, not carried too high, 



throttle well cut out, head well set on . . . . 3 



C — FOREHAND, 22 Points: 



12. Shoulders, very long, sloping yet muscular , . . . 3 



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



14. Forearms, long, broad, muscular 1 



15. Knees, straight, wide, deep, strongly supported . . 2 



16. Cannons, short, broad, flat; tendons sharply defined, 



set well back 2 



17. Fetlocks wide; tendons well back, straight, well 



supported 2 



18. Pasterns, long, oblique (45°), smooth, strong .. 2 



19. Feet, large, round, uniform, straight, slope of wall 



parallel to slope of pastern ; sole concave ; bara 

 strong; frog large, elastic; heels wide, full, 1-3 

 height length of toe; horn dense, smooth, dark 

 color 5 



20. Legs, properly placed, according to description in 



draft horse score card 4 



D — ^BODY, 12 Points: 



21. Withers, high, muscular, well finished at top, ex- 



tending well into back 3 



22. Chest, medium width, deep 2 



23. Ribs, well sprung, long, close 2 



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



25. Loin, short, broad, muscular, strongly coupled . . 2 



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



E — ^HINDQUARTERS, 31 Points: 



27. Hips, broad, round, smooth 2 



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



29. Tail, set high, well carried 2 



30. Thighs, full, muscular 2 



31. Stifles, broad, full, muscular 2 



32. Gaskins, broad, muscular 2 



33. Hocks, straight, wide, point prominent, deep, clean- 



cut, smooth, well supported 5 



34. Cannons, short, broad, flat, tendons sharply defined, 



set well back 2 



35. Fetlocks, wide, tendons well back, straight, well 



supported 2 



36. Pasterns, long, oblique (50°), smooth, strong . . 2 



Standard of Score of 

 Perfect Horse 

 Score Studied 



