PRACTICE JUDGING 71 



Head and Neck. — Continued. Counts 



10. Muzzle — fine, nostrils large, lips thin, trim, even 1 



11. Neck — long, lean, crest well defined, extended car- 



riage, well cut out in the throttle, head well set 



on ..... . . . 2 



Forehand. — 23. 



12. Shoulders — long, oblique, smooth .... . 2 



13. Arms — short, musoidar, carried well forward . 1 



14. Forearms — long, broad, musoidar . . 2 



15. Knees — straight, wide, deep, strongly supported . 2 



16. Cannons — short, broad, fiat, tendons sharply de- 



fined, set well back . .... . . 2 



17. Fetlocks — wide, tendons well back, straight, well 



supported . . ... 2 



18. Pasterns — long, oblique (45 degrees), smooth, 



strong . ... . 2 



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, perpendicular 



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. — n. 



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



22. Chest — medium width, deep . . 2 



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



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



25. Loins — short, broad, strongly coupled 2 



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



Hindquarters. — 31. 



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



28. Croup — long, level, smooth 2 



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