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short-coupled in body, and on strong-boned, clean legs. The bones of 

 the German coach horse are somewhat larger than those of the French 

 coach horse and frequently incline to coirsoness under the knees. The 

 action of the two breeds is similar. The German coacher is usually 

 the heavier and stronger of the two breeds. 



TJiitity. — Mated with large, strong, sound mares the best of the Ger- 

 3nan coach horses will be likely to beget a fair proportion of useful 



CHAMPION GERMAN COACH STALLION WARNER. 



coach horses and a large number of useful wagon horses, light expressers 

 and general purpose animals. The stallions of medium size, smoothness 

 of conformation, graceful carriage and action and showing no objec- 

 tionable coarseness in bone or general make-up should be preferred to 

 the larger and coarser sorts. 



