Ideal Market Goat

Question 1

1. Ideal Market Goat

Answer 1

Degree of Muscling
-evaluate length of muscle, should be deep into lower leg
-examine width between rear feet
-bulging forearm is good indication of heavy muscled
-hindsaddle should be as long or longer than foresaddle

Question 2

2. Ideal Market Goat

Answer 2

Soundness and Structural Correctness
-legs should be squarely placed under the goat
-evaluate by observing: feet and pasterns, hocks, knees, topline, rump

Question 3

3. Ideal Market Goat

Answer 3

Volume and Capacity
-wide through chest floor
-bold spring of ribs
-open rib shape
-wide, expressive rack and loin
-at the rear, widest from stifle to stifle
-wide base
-deep-ribbed
-deep heart girth
-deep rear flank
-level underline from chest to flank
nearly level topped
-longer body preferred
-hindsaddle should be as long or longer than foresaddle

Question 4

4. Ideal Market Goat

Answer 4

Balance and Style
-body parts blend together
-proportional
-nearly straight topline
-neat shoulder that blends smoothly into neck and ribs
-long, clean neck sitting high on shoulder
-clean breast

Question 5

5. Ideal Market Goat

Answer 5

Degree of Finish

Question 6

Phrases 1

Answer 6

-large framed, well-balanced
-straight topped
-muscular, thick, long loin
-deep bodied
-trim middle
-bold spring of rib
-deep, full bulging leg
-long across stifle
-trim, firm finish

Question 7

Phrases 2

Answer 7

-slight slope to rump
-long, square rump
-deep, wide chest
-trim fronted
-head held erect from top of shoulder
-correct set of legs
-heavy boned
-bulging forearms
-legs placed wide apart