. Judging farm animals . Livestock. 164 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS the sides, being free of the squareness seen on draft horses. The judge should place a proper emphasis on the conformation of the croup. The tail of the saddle horse is at- tached and carried high in the case of the American type, it being one of the attractive features of the breed. While the docked saddle horse in Europe is a common sight, in the length of tail is regarded. # '^^ . «... â '*" '^ 1' ^â ⢠^ ./ \ .»^.-~^^fc^ ^^ 'A Fig. 90.â"The gaiteS saddle horse . . pos- sesses five different ; (Courtesy Amer
. Judging farm animals . Livestock. 164 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS the sides, being free of the squareness seen on draft horses. The judge should place a proper emphasis on the conformation of the croup. The tail of the saddle horse is at- tached and carried high in the case of the American type, it being one of the attractive features of the breed. While the docked saddle horse in Europe is a common sight, in the length of tail is regarded. # '^^ . «... â '*" '^ 1' ^â ⢠^ ./ \ .»^.-~^^fc^ ^^ 'A Fig. 90.â"The gaiteS saddle horse . . pos- sesses five different ; (Courtesy American Breeder.) Fig. 89.â"In the American Saddle horse a full length of tail is regarded as an ; (From photo by courtesy American Breeder.) American saddle horse a full as an attraction rather than otherwise. Carried with a slight arch at its setting, it hangs behind in what is known as '' flowing'' form, an evidence of breed- ing, and an attrac- tive part of a beau- tiful horse. The action of the saddle horse is, in truth, its most im- portant feature. The American sad- dle horse is also re- ferred to sometimes. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. New York : Orange Judd Company
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