JUDGING HORSES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 
Students' score card — -Continued. 
LIGHT HORSES— Continued. 
Scale of points for gelding. 
Perfect 
score. 
Students 
score. 
Corrected 
score. 
Forequarters— 23 points — Continued. 
17. Cannons, short, wide; sinews large, set back 
18. Fetlocks, wide, straight 
19. Pasterns, strong, angle with ground 45° 
20. Feet, medium, even size, straight; horn dense; frog large, elastic; 
bars strong ; sole concave ; heel wide, high 
21. Legs, viewed in front a perpendicular line from the point of the 
shoulders shouldfallupon the center of the knee, cannon, pastern, 
and foot. Fromtheside, aperpendicularlinedroppingfromthe 
center of the elbow j oint should fall upon the center of the knee 
and pastern joints and back of hoof 
Body— 9 points: 
22. Chest, deep, low, large girth 
23. Ribs, long, sprung, close 
24. Back, straight, short, broad, muscled 
25. Loin, wide, short, thick 
26. Underline, long; flank let down 
Hindquarters— 30 points: 
27. Hips, smooth, wide, level 
28. Croup, long, wide, muscular 1 
29. Tail attached high, well carried 
30. Thighs, long, muscular spread, open angled .... 
31. Quarters, heavily muscled, deep 
32. Gaskins or lower thighs, long, wide, muscular 
33. Hocks, clearly defined; wide, straight 
34. Cannons, short, wide; sinews large, set back 
35. Fetlocks, wide, straight 
36. Pasterns, strong, sloping 
37. Feet, medium, even size; straight; horn dense; frog large, elastic; 
bars strong; sole concave; heel wide, high 
38. Legs, viewed from behind a perpendicular line from the point of 
the buttock should fall upon the center of the hock, cannon, pas- 
tern, and foot. From the side, a perpendicular 1 ine from the hip 
j oint should fall upon the center of the foot and divide the gaskin 
in the middle; and a perpendicular line from the point of the but- 
tock should nm parallel with the line of the cannon 
Action— 20 points: 
39. Walk, elastic, quick, balanced 
40. Trot, rapid, straight, regular, high 
Total 
PRACTICE JUDGING. 
Preparing for a judging trip. — Exercises in stock judging, like 
other field trips, are often failures because proper preparation is not 
made for them. The teacher should know beforehand where he is 
going and what he is going to do. If possible, the animal chosen 
for the first lesson should approach the perfect draft type, as it will 
aid in fixing the ideal in the minds of the students. Horses should be 
selected which may be easily handled, especially for the first trip. 
Arrangements should be made with the owner so that the horse will 
be ready, and in order that there will be no misunderstanding upon 
taking the class to his premises. It may be possible to have the horse 
brought to the school ; if this may be arranged it will save a good deal 
of time for the class. It is difficult to judge a horse properly without 
plenty of room. Wet, muddy barnyards should be avoided. The 
instructor will find it to his advantage to go over the animal he in- 
tends to use in a thorough manner before the class judges it. When 
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