Horse Judging: Terms for Oral Reasons, UNL

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Faults

• Shows resistance in the bridle

Quality of Movement

• Distinct in way of going • Had a more rhythmic stride • Had a softer foot-to-ground contact • More consistent beats of stride • Was less canted on the rail • Was more cadenced and collected in the beats of his stride • More sweep to his hock • Had more drive from behind • Was slower legged • Hit the ground with a softer stride • Stuck her hind leg more underneath her body • Was less labored in her stride • Was a cleaner mover

• Moved with knees and hocks closer to the ground • Had more cadence and collection at all 3 gaits • He’s slower legged and more deliberate in the placement of his foot • Was more attractive down the rail • Kept his hocks more underneath his body • Had more fluidness to her stride • Was freer in his shoulder • More forward motion at the walk • More distinct beats of jog • Was squarer jogging • Squarer in the beats of his jog • Flatter kneed at the jog • He showed a more ground covering stride when asked to extend the jog • He extended more readily into his extended jog and the proceeded to have a longer, softer stride • Showed more split to hind legs at the lope • Deeper hocked at the lope • Showed a higher degree of difficulty at the lope • Showed more sweep to his hock at the lope • Stepped into the lope with more ease • Was deeper loping • Took a longer step up front at the lope • He elevates his back with keeping his shoulders erect, allowing him to drive more underneath himself with his hocks during each stride at the lope

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