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BULLETIX ±8*7, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Hocks— -The hocks are even more important than the knees, as the 
strain of starting a load and heavy hauling devolves upon these 
joints. They should be perfectly sound and show gTeat strength. To 
show strength they should be large, well defined, clean, and straight. 
Cannons, fetlocks, pasterns, feet. — Statements regarding the lower 
part of the front leg will apply equally well to the corresponding- 
parts of the hind leg. 
Legs. — As the hind legs are more important in pulling a load, it is 
even more important that they are straight than it is that the front 
legs are not crooked. As suggested in the score card when viewed 
Fig. 12. — Judging action. Horse moving away from student at a walk. 
from behind, a perpendicular line from the point of the buttock 
should fall upon the center of the hock, cannon, pastern, and foot. 
(Fig. 11.) From the side, a perpendicular line from the hip joint 
should fall upon the center of the foot and divide the gaskin in 
the middle, and a perpendicular line from the point of the buttock 
should run parallel with the line of the cannon. 
Walk. — Inasmuch as most of the work of a draft horse is done at a 
walk (figs. 12, 13, and 14) in the score this gait is given more weight 
than the trot. It is important that a working horse maintain a fast 
