PRACTICE JUDGING 69 



Forehand. — Continued. Counts 



19. Feet — large, round, uniform, straight, slope of wall 



parallel to slope of pastern, sole concave, bars 

 strong, frog large, elastic, heels wide, full, one 

 third height of toe, horn dense, smooth, dark color 6 



20. Legs — direction viewed from in front, perpendicu- 



lar line dropped from the point of the shoulder 

 should divide the leg and foot into two lateral 

 halves ; viewed from the side, a perpendicular line 

 dropped from the tuberosity of the scapula should 

 pass through the center of the elbow joint and 

 meet the ground at the center of the foot 4 



Body. — 11. 



21. Withers — well set up, narrow, extending weU back 2 



22. Chest — wide, deep ... 2 



23. Ribs — well sprung, long, close . 2 



24. Back — short, straight, strong, broad . 2 



25. Loin — short, broad, strongly coupled . . 2 



26. Flank — deep, full, long low under line . . 1 



Hindquarters. — 32. 



27. Hips — broad, round, smooth . . 2 



28. Croup — long, level, round, smooth . . 2 



29. Tail — set high, well carried . . 2 



30. Thighs — full, muscular . 2 



31. Stifles — broad, full, muscular . . . 2 



32. Gaskins — broad, muscular ... 2 



33. Hocks — straight, wide, point prominent, deep, 



olean cut, smooth, well supported 6 



34. Cannons — short, broad, flat, tendons sharply de- 



fined, set well back . 2 



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



supported . ..... 2 



36. Pasterns — long, oblique (50 degrees), smooth, 



strong . 2 



37. Feet — large, round (slightly less than in front), 



uniform, straight, slope of wall parallel to slope of 

 pastern, sole concave, bars strong, frog large and 

 elastic, heels wide, full one third height of toe, 

 horn dense, smooth, dark color 4 



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