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CHAPTER II 
Jupcing Horses , : 
How to estimate the Age of a Horse - : 
Colt— Three years old— Four years ea Five years éld— 
Six years old — Seven years old— Eight years old — Nine years 
old — Ten years old — Eleven years old — ea horses. 
Detecting Unsoundness’ . : ° - é . 
Blemish — Unsoundness — Impaired vision — Defective “hear 
ing — Poll-evil — Sweenied shoulders — Fistula — Splints — 
Ring-bone — Side-bone — Scratches — Unsound hoofs — Thor- 
oughpin — Spavin — Curb — Forging and en 
The Horse Score-card F 
Method of using the soore-oard— ules of autres Boone: 
card for horses — Measurements of horses. 
General Appearance in Light Horses 
The height — Form — Action — Gialier— TPanperamient; 
Detail Characters or Features of a Light Horse 
Head — Neck — Chest — Shoulders — Arms — ‘Elbows — 
Forearms — Knees — Cannons — Fetlocks — Pasterns — Feet — 
Ribs — Body — Loins— Croup — cain Hocks. 
Judging a Heavy Horse : 
General appearance in hesey horses _ Weight - _— oe —_— 
Action — Market classes of horses. 
Questions . 5 . 
CHAPTER III 
PrincipLes OF FEEDING . 
Food . 
Use of food — Composition of food — Water ay ae Protein 
— Carbohydrates — Fat. 
Functions of Food Materials 
Water — Ash — Protein — Carbohydrates — Fat. 
Digestibility of Food . : js ‘ 
Digestion — Size of digestive erie = Digestible amietants _ 
 Digestibility of food materials. 
Maintenance Rations and Productive Rations . 
Maintenance rations — Productive rations — Feeding-stand- 
ards for farm animals. 
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