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Rural School Leaflet. 



The coach horse or carriage horse as it is frequently called, is intended 

 for the special purpose of drawing coaches and other fashionable vehicles, 

 such as are commonly seen on the streets of every city. In general 

 appearance the coach type shows smooth graceful lines, with a general 

 fullness in all parts. The neck is of moderate length and gracefully 

 arched, the shoulders long and sloping well into the back, the body round, 

 short on top and long below, and the legs of good length, showing clean- 

 ness, good bone, and plenty of muscle. In this type of horse, style and 

 action are the most important factors. The coach type of horse should 

 possess rather high, bold knee action of a flashy sort. The hocks should 

 be slightly bent or flexed, and the legs carried well up to the body when in 

 action. 



Fig. 48. — A draft horse. 



There are several breeds of coach horses, — the hackneys, the French 

 coach and the German coach being the best known. Of these, the hack- 

 ney is perhaps the most desirable as a coach horse because of his high 

 action and pleasing style. The hackney came from England, where for 

 centuries he has been greatly patronized as a saddler and a roadster. In 

 color the hackney varies, but chestnuts are at present in the greatest 

 demand. The French coach came from France. In color they vary quite 

 a little, bays and browns being the most common. The German coach 

 came from Germany where he has been bred for centuries. In color they 

 are usually bays, blacks, or browns. 



One must not get the idea that all the horses he observes on the street 

 will fall into one of these three types, for the horses that you usually 



