Title: Evaluate the balance and quality of a horse.
Course: Equine Science, Advanced (18104-II) > Section: Judging the Horse

Evaluation should include an explanation of

- how balance refers to the equal distribution of muscle and weight
- from the front to the back of the horse
- from its top to its bottom
- from side to side.

Quality refers to a horse that exhibits many of the ideal characteristics of a specific breed.

Teacher Resource:

- Evaluating Horse Conformation, University of Georgia Extension

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the ideal measurement of a horse’s neck?
- Why is it important to be able to evaluate the balance and quality of a horse?