Evaluation of Horses
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Why do we evaluate horses?
• Preserve the breed type - Determine most athletic, structurally correct animal that can best perform a task
Conformation is the …
the physical appearance of the horse due to the arrangement of muscle, bone and body tissues.
Judging Criteria includes:
• Balance • Structural Correctness • Quality (Breed & Sex Characteristics) • Muscling
For Balance the horse needs to be divisible into …
thirds or 1/3
When dividing the horse into thirds, the three parts are called …
• Shoulder • Back • Hip
The shoulder angle and the hip angle of a horse should be ____ degrees.
45
The to of the withers and the top of the hip meeting to make as straight of a line as possible is called …
Levelness of Topline
Depth of Body to Length of Leg is …
having the same length of heartgirth as the length of the leg
Determining Balance includes:
• Divisible into thirds • 45 degree angle • Form to Function • Levelness of Topline • Strength of Topline • Depth of Body to Length of Leg