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I posted this on one other board as well 
I thought this would be a nice thread for newbies to the conformation world like myself. I think I've caught on to a lot of the lingo used, but I know I'm still scratching my head sometimes at some of the terms used.
Feel free to post answers/explanations or post other terms that you can think of that might be puzzling. Some of these are probably obvious, but I know when I very first started out, it all seemed foreign to me. Some of these have obvious meanings, but perhaps those of you who are excellent conformation people can explain what a judge is looking for in reference to the term (make sense??)
Head planes -
Topline-
Tail set...good, high, low -
Clean through the throat-
Straight in the forearm-
Short in the forearm-
Tied in at the elbows-
Shoulder lay-back-
Good width of chest-
Well developed/under developed keel/prosternum-
well let-down hocks-
Good rear angles/poor rear angles-
Well developed/under developed Hind thigh/second thigh-
Wide nostriled nose-
Short coupled-
Arched loin-
Correct coat-
Blown coat/out of coat-
Long in the stifle-
Stop-
Flat feet-
Well knuckled feet-
Turned in hock-
Cowhocked-
Easty Westy-
Well-sprung body-
Ewe neck-
Sloping croup-
Well, that's a lot, so a big thanks for anyone who takes the time to answer any of them! I'm a total novice, so sorry if any of them are dumb
I thought this would be a nice thread for newbies to the conformation world like myself. I think I've caught on to a lot of the lingo used, but I know I'm still scratching my head sometimes at some of the terms used.
Feel free to post answers/explanations or post other terms that you can think of that might be puzzling. Some of these are probably obvious, but I know when I very first started out, it all seemed foreign to me. Some of these have obvious meanings, but perhaps those of you who are excellent conformation people can explain what a judge is looking for in reference to the term (make sense??)
Head planes -
Topline-
Tail set...good, high, low -
Clean through the throat-
Straight in the forearm-
Short in the forearm-
Tied in at the elbows-
Shoulder lay-back-
Good width of chest-
Well developed/under developed keel/prosternum-
well let-down hocks-
Good rear angles/poor rear angles-
Well developed/under developed Hind thigh/second thigh-
Wide nostriled nose-
Short coupled-
Arched loin-
Correct coat-
Blown coat/out of coat-
Long in the stifle-
Stop-
Flat feet-
Well knuckled feet-
Turned in hock-
Cowhocked-
Easty Westy-
Well-sprung body-
Ewe neck-
Sloping croup-
Well, that's a lot, so a big thanks for anyone who takes the time to answer any of them! I'm a total novice, so sorry if any of them are dumb