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Evaluating Soundness
 Shoulders
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The proper angle to the shoulder is critical
for good length of stride. The shape and tightness
of the front end is also important for proper
balance. The point of the shoulder of the lamb
in this picture is not smooth, resulting in the
lamb appearing to be heavy and coarse in its shoulder.
This lamb is also open shouldered, giving the
look of a wide thick heavy front end. |
The picture on the left shows a ewe that has the
desired tight shape at the top of the shoulder. The
lamb in the middle picture has the smoothness at the
point of the shoulder that is desired, and the shoulder
of the lamb in the picture on the right blends smoothly
into the neck and forerib.
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