. Productive agriculture . 7,000 OKLAHOMA 1,027,000 INDIANA 935,000 OHIO 925,000 MINNESOTA 850,000 REST OF ? ? 6. The leading states in horse and mule production. ? I A Few Essentials in Judging Horses. — A good judge ofhorses must be a close observer, quick to see deviations from acorrect conformation. He must know the different breed char-acteristics, and be able to tell the age of a horse, capable ofdetecting blemishes and unsoundnesses of horses, and of passingJudgment upon the above points. Discussions of the thingswhich w
. Productive agriculture . 7,000 OKLAHOMA 1,027,000 INDIANA 935,000 OHIO 925,000 MINNESOTA 850,000 REST OF ? ? 6. The leading states in horse and mule production. ? I A Few Essentials in Judging Horses. — A good judge ofhorses must be a close observer, quick to see deviations from acorrect conformation. He must know the different breed char-acteristics, and be able to tell the age of a horse, capable ofdetecting blemishes and unsoundnesses of horses, and of passingJudgment upon the above points. Discussions of the thingswhich will enable the pupil and farmer to improve themselves inputting a proper estimate on horses follow. United States Yearbook of Agriculture. ii6 PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURE The Parts of a Horse. — The skeleton of a horse is the frame-work upon which the conformation, action, and other importantfeatures of a horse largely depend. Each type has features thatare distinctive; for instance, the draft horse has a larger frame. Fig. 45. SIS - The parts of a horse. I. Muzzle; 2. nostrils; 3. face; 4. eye; S- forehead; 6. ear; 7. neck; 8. crest; 9. withers;10. back; it. loin; 12. hip; 13. croup; 14. tail; 15. thigh; 16. quarter; 17. gaskin or lowerthigh; 18. hock; 19. stifle; 20. flank; 21. ribs; 22. tendons; 23. feuocks; 24. pastern; 25. foot;26. heel of foot; 27. cannon; 28. knee; 29. forearm; 30. chest; 31. arm; 32. shoulder; 33. throatlatch; A. thoroughpin; B. curb; C. bog and blood spavin; Z>. bone spavin; E. splint; P. wind-gall; G. cappel elbow; H. poll evil. and the bones are heavier. The pasterns are generally shorterand thicker than are the pasterns of the light horse. The form of the skeleton affects the action. There are threeor four important points considered in action; namely, length ofstride, elasticity, trueness, and energy of action. Length of THE HORSE 117 stride is to some extent dependent upon the length and oblique-ness of shoulder and pastern. Straight shoulders a
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