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Page Count

93

Language

English

Description

Horse judging is one of the most popular activities in 4-H, FFA, and other youth-development organizations. Judging teaches youth how to both critically analyze animals based on a specific set of criteria and justify their decisions through oral reasoning. This book includes information on examining a wide variety of breeds—from quarter horses and Arabians to Saddlebreds, Drafts, and Miniatures—and covers a range of disciplines. Both halter and performance classes are explored, and the rules and regulations used to govern contests at the national level are provided. Example sets of reasons are supplied for most classes, as are lists of potential terms for inclusion in oral reasons. Horse Evaluation: A Multibreed Text for Competitive Youth Equine Judges offers valuable resources, including images, line drawings, and videos, for adults coaching youth-judging teams and their students.

ISBN

9781626712416

Publication Date

Spring 2-15-2026

Publisher

Purdue University Press

City

West Lafayette

Keywords

Bay, Black, Brown, Buckskin, Chestnut, Dun, Grullo, Red Dun, Palomino, Gray, Pinto, Overo, Tobiano, Tobiano-Overo, Tovero, Roan, Bay Roan, Blue Roan, Red Roan, Sorrel, forging, paddling, rope walking, winging, bench knees, bow knees, capped hocks, overbite, ringbone, shoe boil, capped elbow, underbite, windpuff, hindquarters, leg structure, gaskins, stifle, tail set, Hunter in Hand, Morgan, Tennessee Walking, rail position, gait, lope, canter, English pleasure, Hunter Hack, Plantation pleasure, ranch riding, obstacle scoring, Western horsemanship, Western pleasure

Disciplines

Agriculture | Animal Sciences | Education | Other Animal Sciences

Comments

Open access publication of this title is supported by Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies.

Horse Evaluation: A Multibreed Text for Competitive Youth Equine Judges

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