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Horse Judging

Horse Judging. Conformation Defined. The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole. The four considerations. Balance Structural Correctness Quality Muscling. Balance. Level from withers to croup Divided into thirds

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Horse Judging

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  1. Horse Judging

  2. Conformation Defined • The formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole.

  3. The four considerations • Balance • Structural Correctness • Quality • Muscling

  4. Balance • Level from withers to croup • Divided into thirds • Equal from front to rear • Length of leg compared to depth of heart girth

  5. Balance

  6. Structural Correctness • How the bone is put together • Main part to look at: • Feet • Legs

  7. Front View

  8. Front Side

  9. Rear View

  10. Rear Side

  11. Quality • Part to look at • Head • Neck • Displays breed characteristics • Arabian – dish face • Displays sex characteristics • Mare – looks feminine • Stallion – look masculine

  12. Muscling • Size and Substance • Definition and Expression • Length of muscle

  13. Muscling Extremes

  14. Terms – General Appearance • The greatest combination of… • Dominated the class in terms of… • More correctly combined… • Combined… to a higher degree

  15. Terms – Balance • More proportionate • More balanced • More sloping shoulder • Longer, more desirable hip • More level top line • More level from wither to croup • Flatter over the croup

  16. Terms - Structure • Stood straighter • Stood more structurally correct • Straighter through the knee • More correct angle of the hock • Moved out straighter and more correctly at the walk (trot)

  17. Terms - Quality • Higher quality • More feminine or masculine • More refined about the head and neck • More prominent, larger, brighter eye • Cleaner throatlatch • Neck tied higher into the shoulder • Displayed more breed character in the head and neck

  18. Terms - Muscling • Greater total volume of muscling over a larger frame • More heavily muscled • More tone and expression of muscle • Heavier muscled forearm • More powerfully built through the front • Thicker, heavier muscled stifle • Greater length of …

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