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from fifteen hundred to two thousand pounds or more. The greater 

 the weight, as a rule, the more efficient the draft horse. As the draft 

 horse draws a heavy load, he brings greater power into the collar than does 



Standard bred. Driving type 



a light horse. The importance of weight is emphasized by the fact that 

 a horse can pull a heavier load with a man on his back than without 

 the added weight. 



There are several different breeds of draft horses; percherons, belgians, 

 English shires, and clydesdales, are probably the most familiar. The 

 percherons came from France, and at first they were gray. Now 

 the blacks are most in favor. The belgians, usually chestnut or bay, 

 came from Belgiiim. The shires, commonly bay, brown, or sorrel, came 

 from England. The clydesdales, ver}^ similar in appearance to the 

 shires but often smaller and more active, came from Scotland. 



The driving horse has a longer and more graceful neck, a narrower 

 chest, a longer body, and longer legs, than the draft horse. Weight is 

 not so important in the driving type as in the draft type. Speed and 



