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Body  - Torso and  Neck

CFA Description: semi-foreign rectangle, length one and one-half times height at shoulder, medium depth of chest and flank.

TICA Description: Rectangle, length to be approximately 1-1/2 times the height at the shoulders.

​ACFA Description: Semi-foreign rectangle, length one and one-half times height at shoulder, medium depth of chest and flank.  Neck is medium.

​FIFE Description:  Medium in size. Length one and--half times the height at the shoulders, medium depth of chest and flank.  Neck: Graceful.
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Points:
​CFA          TICA          ACFA        FIFE
​9 points     10 points    9 points     10 points
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You will see judges checking for length be either stretching your cats or by holding them on the table as you see to the left.  This judge appears to be checking just the face and eyes, but he is evaluating so much more by this one action.  Notice how this girl is standing on the table.  Are legs and feet straight?  How's body length?  Frequently, you will see a judge quickly check the tail length as he/she sets the cat back on all 4 legs on the table.

Measuring  Length  to  Height  Ratio

The two videos below are more for breeders than for judging because there's way more detail in measuring the ratio between the length of the body and the height.  However, it will be a great tool for breeders who think their cats meet the standard but don't understand why judges may not be as impressed with their cat's size.  Judges are not going to be even close to the detail as Grace is explaining in this video, however, at home breeders should be evaluating the body length of their breeding cats.  This video will help you do that.
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The video on the right is used on several pages. In it, Grace discusses head proportions and balance, profile and body length.  Because she discusses several factors in each video, we've used some of the videos on several pages.
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Examples  of  Good   Body  Length

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