JUDGING THE MULE 



189 



standard of Score of 



SCALE OF POINTS Perfect Mule 



E— HINDQUARTERS, 32 Points: ^™''' ^'"'^''^^ 



27. Hips, wide, level, smooth, muscular 2 .... 



28. Croup, long, level, muscular 2 .... 



29. Tail, attached high, well carried 1 .... 



30. Thighs, thick, deep, muscular, not too close . . . . 2 .... 



31. Stifles, broad, thick, strong 2 .... 



32. Gaskins, long, wide, muscular 2 .... 



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



cut, smooth, well supported 6 .... 



34. Cannons, short, hroad, flat, tendons prominent and 



set well back 2 .... 



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



36. Pasterns, medium length, oblique (about 55°), 



smooth, strong 3 .... 



37. Feet, medium size, uniform, straight, slope wall par- 



allel to pastern; sole concave; bars strong; frog 



prominent, elastic; heel wide, high; horn den^e i .... 



38. Legs, properly placed, according to description in 



draft horse score card 4 .... 



F— ACTION, 10 Points: 



39. Walk, straight, stride long, active 5 .... 



40. Trot, straight, long, free, regular, snappy stride . . 5 .... 



Total 100 



The general conformation of the mule should closely 

 resemble that of the horse, and judges will be influenced 



accordingly in their decisions. The peculiarities of the 



Fig. 106. — "The general conformation of the mule should 

 closely resemble that of the horse." 



