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39. Legs — direction viewed from the rear, a perpendicular line 



dropped from the point of the buttock should divide the leg a,nd 

 foot into lateral halves; viewed from the side, this same hne 

 should touch the point of the hock and meet the ground some 

 little distance back of the heel. A perpendicular Kne dropped 

 from the hip-joint should meet the ground near the centre of 

 the foot 4 



Way of Going. — 10. 



40. Walk — straight, strong, active 6 



41. Trot — powerful, free, moderate action 4 



Total 100 



The Heavy Harness Horse Score Card. — The following is 

 tlie standard of excellence and scale of points for the heavy 

 harness horse : 



General Appearance. — 12. Counts 



1. Height 



2. Weight 



3. Form — close, full made, smooth turned, symmetrical 4 



4. Quality — bone clean, dense, fine, yet indicating substance, ten- 



dons and joints sharply defined, hide and hair fine, general re- 

 finement, finish 4 



5. Temperament — proud, bold, stylish, disposition good, intelligent. 4 



Head and Neck. — 7. 



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



straight face line, wide angle in lower jaw 1 



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



8. Eyes — prominent orbit; large, full, bright, clear; lid thin, even 



curvature 1 



9. Forehead — broad, full 1 



10. Ears — medium size, fine, pointed, set close, carried alert 1 



11. Neck — long, lofty carriage, high crest, throttle well cut out, 



head well set on 2 



Forehand.— 22. 



12. Shoulders — long, oblique, smooth 2 



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



14. Forearm — broad, muscular 1 



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



16. Canons — short, broad, flat, tendons sharply defined, 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 G 



