22 MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



they may not be as clean cut as among lighter horses. 

 The cannons should be short, deep and clean, with the 

 tendons well detached ; the pasterns should be clean cut, 

 sloping, and of medium length. The feet, though often 

 inclined to be large, should be round, dense, fine in struc- 

 ture, of equal size, and perfectly sound. Dark-colored 

 hoofs are preferred, and they should have an oily coat of 

 natural wax. The sole, bars and frog should be much as 

 suggested above. Perfect score for draft, 20 points. 



Body. — In the light horse the chest should obtain its 

 capacity more from depth than width. A deep chest per- 

 mits a freer play of the shoulders and indicates staying 

 power. The breast should be carried forward with much 

 prominence. The withers should be clearly defined. The 

 ribs should be well sprung and of good length, as a well- 

 sprung rib gives lung capacity and a long rib gives diges- 

 tive capacity. Thp back should be short, strong and well 

 muscled ; the loin' should be short and strongly joined ; 

 and the underline should be long. This combination 

 favors action and speed. Perfect score for driving, eight 

 points. 



In the draft horse, the chest should be deep, wide and 

 full, with the breast broad and muscular. The front ribs 

 should be well sprung and long, giving the horse a broad 

 back and deep chest. The back and loin should be short 

 and heavily muscled; the coupling should be close and 

 strong; the ribs roundly arched; the flanks low, giving 

 a deep, strong body with an abundance of room for the 

 respiratory and digestive organs. This conformation 

 favors draft and endurance. Perfect score for draft, 10 

 points. 



Hindquarters. — In the driving horse the hips should be 

 wide in proportion to the other parts, and prominent. 

 The croup should be long, muscular and comparatively 

 straight. This allows greater play of the main muscles, 

 which is favorable to the production of speed. The tail 

 should be long, full, fine and carried high. The thighs 



