This enormous animal may be contrasted with the most diminutive 

 breed of modern horses, namely, the Shctlands, from an example espe- 

 cially bred and dwarfed for diminutive size. 



(ilANT DKAUGHT HOltSE FROM OHIO AND 

 SHETLAND PONY OF SCOTLAND 



These two skeletons, i)hotographed together for purposes of com- 

 parison, show the extremes of size produced by breeding and the favor- 

 able or unfavorable action of climate which are to be compared with 

 the extremes of speed shown in the Race Horse and Draught Horse. 



The contrasts in size are as follows: 



GIANT DRAUGHT HORSE SHETLAND PONY 



Height at shoulders 6 ft. 1 in. (ISi hands) 2 feet 9i; in. (Si hands) 

 Weight in life 2,370 lbs. 170 lbs. 



Bulk of femur (thigh-bone) 188 cu. in. 13.] cu. in. 



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