How to Judge Halter Horses Supplement for CEV Video #102

How to Judge Halter Horses
Supplement for CEV Video #102
How to Judge Halter Horses
Supplement for CEV Video #102
Goal:
The student learns how to judge halter horses.
Objectives:
1. to identify components of the skeleton and muscle groups
2. to use the six factors explained on the tape to evaluate halter
horses
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How to Judge Halter Horses
Video Quiz
True or False
___1. Balance is an important factor to consider when judging halter horses.
___2. The horse can be visually divided into eighths to judge balance.
___3. Depth of body should equal length of leg.
___4. A good horse should be the same height at the withers and at the croup.
___5. A good horse should be wider across the shoulders than across the hips.
___6. A long neck usually indicates a short stride.
___7. The shoulder should slope at a 30º angle.
___8. The width of the chest is inversely proportionate to the size of the horse.
___9. The knee should be symmetrically placed around the upper leg bone.
___10. The withers should be relatively pointed so that they can hold a saddle
adequately.
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Short Answer
11. Name one difference between the hind leg and the front leg.
12. Ideally, should the head be longer or shorter than the neck?
13. The length from the ear to the eye should be the same as that from the eye to the
.
14. According to the tape, what is another term for 'underbite'?
15. What positive qualities should a hair coat possess?
16. Should the stifle be wider or narrower than the hip?
17. Which has a larger volume of muscle, a draft horse or a thoroughbred?
18. What can a student do to help determine breed type?
19. From what views are the horses evaluated?
20. What breed types are in the practice class at the end of the tape?
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How to Judge Halter Horses
Answer Key for CEV Video #102
True or False
___1. Balance is an important factor to consider when judging halter horses.
True
___2. The horse can be visually divided into eighths to judge balance.
False - into thirds
___3. Depth of body should equal length of leg.
True
___4. A good horse should be the same height at the withers and at the croup.
True
___5. A good horse should be wider across the shoulders than across the hips.
False - the distance should be equal
___6. A long neck usually indicates a short stride.
False - it indicates a long stride
___7. The shoulder should slope at a 30º angle.
False - a 45º angle
___8. The width of the chest is inversely proportionate to the size of the horse.
False - width of chest is relative to the horse's size
___9. The knee should be symmetrically placed around the upper leg bone.
True
___10. The withers should be relatively pointed so that they can hold a saddle
adequately.
True
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Short Answer
11. Name one difference between the hind leg and the front leg.
Hind cannons are slightly longer, hind pasterns are slightly
steeper, and hind feet are slightly more pointed.
12. Ideally, should the head be longer or shorter than the neck?
It should be the same or shorter.
13. The length from the ear to the eye should be the same as that from the eye to the
muzzle.
14. According to the tape, what is another term for 'underbite'?
Monkey mouth
15. What positive qualities should a hair coat possess?
It should be short, slick, and shiny.
16. Should the stifle be wider or narrower than the hip?
It should be wider than the hip.
17. Which has a larger volume of muscle, a draft horse or a thoroughbred?
A draft horse
18. What can a student do to help determine breed type?
Learn the characteristics of breed type
19. From what views are the horses evaluated?
Front, side, and rear
20. What breed types are in the practice class at the end of the tape?
Halter aged geldings
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