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JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



the sides, being free 

 of the squareness 

 seen on draft 

 horses. The judge 

 should place a 

 proper emphasis on 

 the conformation 

 of the croup. 



The tail of the 

 saddle horse is at- 

 tached and carried 

 high in the case of 

 the American type, 

 it being one of the 

 attractive features 

 of the breed. While 

 the docked saddle 

 horse in Europe 

 is a common sight, in the 

 length of tail is regarded 



Fig. 90. — "The gaiteS saddle horse . . . pos- 

 sesses five different gaits." (Courtesy American 

 Breeder.) 



Fig. 89. — "In the American Saddle horse a 

 full length of tail is regarded as an attraction." 

 (From photo by courtesy American Breeder.) 



American saddle horse a full 

 as an attraction rather than 

 otherwise. Carried 

 with a slight arch 

 at its setting, it 

 hangs behind in 

 what is known as 

 ' ' flowing ' ' form, an 

 evidence of breed- 

 ing, and an attrac- 

 tive part of a beau- 

 tiful horse. 



The action of the 

 saddle horse is, in 

 truth, its most im- 

 por tan t feature. 

 The American sad- 

 dle horse is also re- 

 ferred to sometimes 



