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Rural School Leaflet. 



There are two points from which we measure the height: first, from 

 the highest point of the withers to the ground, and second, from the 

 highest part of the rump to the ground. If we take the height from the 

 highest point of the withers, by placing the stationary end of the bar on 

 the ground and sliding the square up the bar until it reaches the top 

 of the withers, we shall find this distance almost equal to two and one-half 

 times the length of the head. If we take the height of the horse from the 

 highest point of the rump to the ground, this distance will also be found 

 to be almost two and one-half times the length of the horse's head. Thus 

 we can find three measurements equal to two and one-half times that of 

 the head: (i) the length of the horse's body from the point of the 

 elbow to the buttock; (2) the height from the withers to the ground; (3) 

 the height from the rump to the ground. 



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TYPES OF HORSES 



M. W. Harper 



Object.— To teach the pupil to see a horse when he looks at one. 

 By comparing the horses we see on the street, we shall observe that 

 they are of different forms or types. Some possess a form that enables 



them to draw very 

 heavy loads, but at a 

 slow pace. Some are 

 so formed as to draw 

 light loads and at a 

 very rapid pace. Be- 

 tween these two ex- 

 tremes we shall ob- 

 serve a form that is in- 

 tended to draw a very 

 moderate load, but 

 with high action and 

 much style. These are 

 three distinct types 

 and they are called 

 draft horses, driving 

 horses, and coach 

 horses. 



You will observe 

 Fig. 25. — A draft horse that the draft horse 



