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MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



SCALE OF POINTS 



For Draft 



For Driving 



Neck, pyramidal, muscled; throat, clean, fine; wind 

 pipe large. Depth of insertion at shoulder equals 

 length of underline 2 to 4 inches shorter than head 

 For draft, neck shorter, thicker, m,ore horizontal 



C. Forequarters : Draft 20: Driving 19: 



Shoulders, long, extending into back; point of shoulder 

 to point of withers, equals length of head. For 

 draft, shorter and more upright , 



Arms, relatively short, 12 to 13 inches. For draft, 

 more horizontal , 



Forearms, vertical, long, 14 to 15 Inches; wide. For 

 draft, shorter, more heavily muscled 



Knees, clean cut, wide, deep; for driving, 3 inches 

 for draft, 4 inches, strongly supported 



Canons, vertical, short, 9 to 10 inches, lean, wide 

 tendons well detached. For driving, longer 



Fetlocks, wide, thick, clean, free from puffiness .... 



Pasterns, angle 45 degrees, fetlock to ground, 7 to S 

 inches. For driving, long, sloping; for draft 

 short, more upright 



Feet, round, even size; horn, dark colored, dense: 

 sole concave; b'ars, strong; frog, large, elastic: 

 heel, vertical, one-half length of toe 



D. Body: Draft 10: Driving 8: 



Chest in general, high, long. For draft, wide, half 

 height of horse; for driving, higher 



Withers, clearly defined for driving 



Breast, for driving, high, projecting. For draft, 

 broad and muscular 



Ribs, long, round curvature, wide apart 



Back, straight, short, muscular; shoulders, to haunch 

 equals length of head. For driving, longer. . . . 



Loin, wide, short, thick, strongly joined to hips. . . 



Underline, long; for draft, flank low 



E. Hindquarters: Draft 30: Driving 25: 



Hips, level, wide in proportion to other parts, for 

 draft, smooth; for driving, more prominent 



Croup, wide, long, muscular, 2 to 4 inches shorter 

 than head. For driving, horizontal; for draft, 

 shorter, more oblique 



Tail, set and carried high, long, full, fine 



