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stifle should be well muscled, clean and large, insuring a 

 strong joint ; and the gaskins or lower thighs should be well 

 muscled and long. The hock of the light horse is as im- 

 portant as that of the draft horse ; and if not sufl&ciently 

 strong and weU set is very prone to bog spavin, bone spavin, 

 or curbs. Unsoundnesses show more on the light horse than 

 they do on the draft animal. Since many of the light horses 

 are used for fancy driving purposes, it is of great importance 

 that the hocks should be weU set, strong, and free from 

 puffiness. 



The rear cannon bones should be short, wide, strong, and 

 dean, with clearly defined, hard, prominent tendons. The 

 hind pasterns should be long and slope gently. 



All that has been said concerning the front feet applies 

 with equal force to the hind feet. 



JUDGING CARRIAGE HORSES, ROADSTERS, AND 

 SADDLE HORSES 



The carriage horse is one that can pull a fair-sized load 

 with some speed. Such horses should weigh 1250 to 1450 

 pounds, and have round, well-muscled bodies and strong, 

 hard, flat, muscular limbs. The pasterns of carriage horses 

 should be strong and sufficiently long to give the animal 

 a springy, stylish action. These horses should also possess 

 aU the marks of endurance, such as a deep round chest ; 

 strong wide back ; short couple ; depth at the flank ; clear 

 bright eyes ; and large muzzles. 



The roadster is designed for speed. This type has been 

 developed by selecting and mating the speediest horses 

 without regard to conformation, so the tj^je evolved is the 

 result of selecting those that made the best records. The 

 roadster weighs about 1000 pounds, and has speedy action, 



T. AND L. ANIMAI. HUSB. IS 



