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General Appearance. — Continued. Counts 



3. Form — close but not full made, deep but not broad, 



symmetrical . . ... 4 



4. Quality — bone clean, dense, fine, yet indicating 



substance, tendons and joints sharply defined, 

 hide and hair fine, general refinement, finish . 4 



5. Temperament — active, disposition good, intel- 



1. ligent . . 4 



Head and Neck. — 8. 



6. Head — size and dimensions in proportion, clear-cut 



features, straight face line, wide angle in lower jaw 1 



7. Forehead — broad, full . . i 



8. Eyes — prominent orbit, large, full, bright, clear, 



lid thin, even curvature . 1 



9. Ears — mediimi size, pointed, set close, carried alert 1 



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



11. Neck — long, supple, well crested, not carried too 



high, throttle well cut out, head well set on . 3 



Forehand. — 22. , 



12. Shoulders — very long, sloping yet muscular 3 



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



14. Forearms — long, broad, muscular 1 



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 5 



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



dicular 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 



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