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CHAiaER XV. 



COMPARATIVE SHAPE Ol HORSES. 



General Remarks— Relations between Height and Length of Body— Comparative 

 Heigiit at Withers and Croup—Points in Common— Liniit of Height— Thick- 

 ness of LimJj— Li-ngth of N<-ck— Length of Head— Comparative Weight of 

 Body— Comparative Length of the Bones of the Limbs— Uifferences of Con- 

 formation between the Two Sexes. 



General Remark h. In <>\'\<\ \<> sirri]*lify rompnrison 

 i\\\<\ \() )>revciil leclujiis i<p< lilion, wc )iia.y (|)vi«l< lioibcb, 

 Iroiu a coiifo) iii:ilioii i^oinl ol vj<-w, into (i; horses oi speed, 

 aii<l (.ij liorses ol slrenglli , ;iimI < .m li <,i lliese classes inlo 

 (a) siic\(\\<- horses, ;iii<l ^/>j harness horses. Thus, we have 

 lh<- speedy saddle horse in lh< //ut-racer ; the speedy har- 

 ness horse m Hie malck-troUer ; Ihc liong saddle horse 

 ill Ihe weif^ht-carryin^ hunter anfl trooper ; and Hi' hong 

 draught lioi ,' )i) ih<- Shire or Ctydcsdate. I sl);tll tli«ie- 

 fore contrast, m tin, <h,ipt(-i, " j)omts " ol sjj<'<'d with 

 thos<t ol strength; and ih' <l)ll«rences between horses 

 intended loj the saddle, aji'l those requu''! loi woj k iji 

 the shafts, luiglish and Coloihal lovers ol horses will 

 demand a Juitlx) distinction to whi< h I Ji;ih <\<> ijiy 

 best to att<)id h< Iween }l;it i;i««- horses :iiid cross-country 

 horses. In geneiai teinih, the oiii<oiii<- nl tlir> research 

 will be a more or less successlul mvf'stigatiojj jjito the 

 "points" oi the race-horse; huntej, tiooper, or riding 

 hack ; match trotter ; light harness horse ; lojd heavy cart 

 hor,e. Later on, an attempt will h<' mad*-- to show that 

 all iidiiig Imeks ;ijj<1 cav.'ihy horses should possess the 



