PERFORMANCE OF MORGAN HORSES UNDER SADDLE 
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TABLE 6.—Association of differences in slope of shoulder with time 
required to walk a mile and uth action at walk and trot, and analyses 
of variance 
_ AVERAGE PERFORMANCE 
Time Score ue action 
required 
Score for slope of shoulder ! Horses to walk Horses ae 
geal Walk? irote 
Number | Minutes | Number 
See eee DCs aes Se 1 Les 1 3. 0 3. 0 
A cc 7a et eae a ag ep 15 15. 8 15 6. 3 6. 5 
Saas lg a a gd 24 04. 6 19 6. 8 6. 7 
(Cah se oe ra Bd Al 14. 6 10 fe 2 7. 5 
Cfo at tah So, A i a 7 14. 9 a 6. 0 6. 1 
Seen 2 ee See 5 15. 2 5 6. 0 6. 4 
Motaloraverage=— 2.2552 63 15. 0 57 6. 5 6. 6 
ANALYSES OF VARIANCE 
Degrees Degrees 
Source of variance of i aa 2 of Mean squares 3 
freedom | °4 freedom 
Between slope of shoulder_-____-_ 5 *4. 15 5 *4. 43 *4. 62 
Within slope of shoulder______- 57 LS 9¢/ 51 1. 53 1. 65 
Ro ire Rates eee 8 ie eee ia ee a O2e Serta EOE es | eet 
1] = steep —, 2 = steep, 3 = steep +, 4 = medium —, 5 = medium, 
6 = medium +, 7 = very sloping —, 8 = very sloping, 9 = very sloping +. 
21 = poor —, 2 = poor, 3 = poor +, 4 = medium —, 5 = medium, 6 = 
medium +, 7 = good —, 8 = good, 9 = good +. Scores of 1, 2, and 3 indicate 
very deficient action; scores 4, 5, and 6, no major faults but in some cases slug- 
gishness and minor faults; scores of 7, 8, and 9, straight and snappy action. 
3 * — Significant. 
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