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20. Legs — direction viewed from in front, a 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 centre of the elbow-joint and meet the ground at 

 the centre of the foot 4 



Body.— 11. 



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



22. Chest — wide, deep 2 



23. Ribs— well sprung, long, close 2 



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



25. Loin — short, broad, strongly coupled 2 



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



Hindquarters . — 32 



27. Hips — broad, round, smooth 2 



28. Croup — long, level, round, smooth 2 



29. Tail — set high, well carried 2 



30. Thighs — full, muscular 2 



31. Stifles — broad, full, muscular 2 



32. Gaskins — broad, muscular 2 



33. Hocks — straight, wide, point prominent, dc^cp, clean cut, smooth, 



well supported 6 



34. Canons — short, broad, fiat, tendons sharply defined, set well back 2 



35. Fetlocks — wide, tendons well back, straight, well supported. ... 2 



36. Pasterns — long, oblique (50 degrees), smooth, strong 2 



37. Feet — large, round (slightly less than in front), uniform, straight, 



slope of wall parallel to slope of pastern, sole concave, bars 

 strong, frog large and elastic, heels wide, full one-third height of 

 toe, horn dense, smooth, dark color 4 



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



dropped from the point of the buttock should divide the leg and 

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

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

 little distance back of the heel. A perpendicular line dropped 

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

 the foot 4 



Way of Going. — 16. 



39. Walk — straight, snappy, springy, proud, stylish 6 



40. Trot — in line, bold, flashy, extreme flexion of knees and hocks, 



balanced, regular 10 



Total 100 



The Light Harness Horse Score Card. — Following is the 

 scale of points for the light harness horse : 



General Appearance. — 12. Counts 



1. Height 



2. Weight 



3. Form — rangy, deep, lithe, angular 4 



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



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

 refinement ; • ■ ■ ■. '^ 



5. Temperament — nervous, active, disposition good, intelligent 4 



10 



