50 Animal Husbandry 
quarters; some are full and heavily muscled, some decidedly 
lacking and called “‘ cat hammed,” while others are fairly full in 
this region, with deep, hard muscles. 
96. Hocks. —The hocks should be wide, properly set, and clean. 
They should also be free from gumminess, fleshiness, and puffs 
of all kinds, and the bone firm without the least indication of un- 
soundness. The bone forming the point of the hock should be 
prominent, ‘since this gives a better attachment for the muscles 
and tendons which pass over it, thereby. giving the hind leg a 
deeper appearance and increasing its efficiency. 
JUDGING A HEAVY HORSE 
In choosing a heavy horse, it must be borne in mind that the 
fatter the animal the more difficult it is to detect many of the 
defects which would stand out clearly were the animal not padded 
with a thick coat of fat. 
97. General appearance in heavy horses. — The same general 
method should be followed in examining a heavy horse as a light 
one, with the difference, that we 
place more stress on weight. 
98. Weight. — Among | draft 
horses, weight is a very important 
consideration; in fact, a horse 
must weigh at least 1500 pounds 
to be classed as a draft animal. 
Draft horses are divided into 
three classes according to their 
weight: light draft, 1500 to 1600 
pounds; medium draft, 1600 to 
1800 pounds; and heavy draft, 
1800 pounds and up. This weight must be due to strong bone, 
heavily muscled, as well as to large proportions, and not the result 
of excessive fatness. 
Fic. 30.— Draft horse of good form. 
