302 DOMESTICATED ANIMALS AND PLANTS 
STUDENT’S SCORE CARD 
HEAVY HORSES 
: i Perfect | Student’s | Corrected 
ScaLe or Points Score | Score Score 
Age, years 
Height, hands 
Weight, pounds 
Score according to eee’ Seah 3 
Form, according to breed, broad, massive, — symmetrical . 6 
Condition, carrying a good amount of firm flesh , 2 
Quality : bone moderately heavy, clean, firm, and indicating 
sufficient substance, tendons well defined, hair and skin . 
fine ee ee tle Bowe Oe ey 5 
Color, according to breed 1 
Temperament, quiet, yet energetic . o 44 . 3 
Head, medium in size, not coarse, and showing sami : 2 
Muzzle, fine, nostrils large ; lips thin, even; teeth sound . I 
Eyes, large, full, bright, clear . I ae 
Forehead, broad and full I 
Ears, medium size, pointed ; well canted sad not far a Z 
Neck, medium length and clean- cut, well muscled; crest 
well developed and nicely arched ; throat latch fine : wind- 
pipe large; tapering from shoulder to head, and head 
attached at proper angle. . 2 
Shoulder, oblique, long, smooth, and covered with muscle 
extending into back ; withers well finished at the top 3 
Arm, short, well muscled, elbow lying close to the body 2 
Fore legs, viewed in front, a perpendicular line from the 
point of the shoulder should fall upon the center of the 
knee, cannon, pastern, and foot. From the side a per- 
pendicular line dropping from the center of the elbow 
joint should fall upon the center of the knee and pastern 
joint and back of the hoof 3 
Forearm, heavily muscled, pees wide, and tapering from 
elbow to knee P 
Knees, large, clean, vide, stidiebt, and’ sina siuseried I 
Cannons, short, wide, clean ; tendons ee set well back, 
not tied in below the knee . z oa ee 2 
Fetlocks, wide, straight, strong, free iain purines a i 
Pasterns, strong, of medium length, angle with the ground 
ro 2 
Feet, straight, medium size, “even; horn dense ; ; frog ‘large, 
elastic ; bars strong ; sole concave ; heel wide, high ; 
hoof head large. . 5 
Chest, deep, low, girth large, » width of breast i in Proportion 
with other parts. . 5 
Ribs, long, well sprung. . . . . 3 
Back, straight, short, broad, well saaceieal 3 
Loin, wide, short, thick, and neatly joined to hips 2 
