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AGR 239 Selection and Evaluation of Horses Information Cards: 1) Name 2) Classification 3) Hometown 4) Equine Experience 5) Judging Experience 6) Reasons Experience 7) Reason or reasons why you are taking this class
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AGR 239 Selection and Evaluation of Horses
Information Cards:1) Name2) Classification3) Hometown4) Equine Experience5) Judging Experience6) Reasons Experience7) Reason or reasons why you are taking
this class
Judging Halter
Halter
Horse is judged based on what?
What is conformation?
What is the purpose of the halter class? Most positive combination of:
BalanceStructural correctnessQualityBreed and sex characterMuscling
HalterWhat is the single most important
criteria? Balance
Balance refers to what? Structural and aesthetic blending of body
parts
Balance is influenced almost entirely by what?
Skeletal Structure
Halter
Structural Correctness
Refers to what?Alignment of skeletal system
Form to Function
Lines
Halter
What is quality? Attractiveness of a horse
Emphasis is placed on the horse’s Head Neck Hair Hide Bone Free from blemishes
Halter
Breed and Sex Character: Closely related to quality
What is breed character? QH should look like a QH
What is sex character? Mares should look like mares
Halter
Muscling: Long and well defined Most beneficial view to evaluate is the
profile
Can evaluate all the major areas
Where is the single most important and accurate area to evaluate muscling in the horse? Forearm
Generally correlates to total amount of muscling
Halter
Muscling:
Profile, Front View, Hind View
What is substance? The amount of body capacity of the horse in terms
of width, depth and thickness
Short muscles vs. long muscles
The Ideal American Quarter Horse
Judging In a ContestDon’t stop and gaze at a horse for extended
periods of time
Keep moving
Move down the line and develop a placing based on first impression
Majority of the time, your first impression is your best
Get multiple looks at something that bothers you If something looks ugly, it probably is
Judging In a Contest
Travel
Make sure you can see
Do not swap placings at the last minute
First impression is generally your best
Your first priority is to get your class placed correctly
After a correct placing Reasons should be easy
