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is generally united with strength and endurance. Having 

 sat behind many of them, I certainly think that they are 

 the most useful trappers of a small size in the United 

 Kingdom. Crossing them with the present-day Hackney 

 would naturally diminish their utility, although it might 

 enhance their value from a fashionable point of view. 



The Clydesdale is a distinct breed of heavy cart- 



I'hotO b'l] [C. Reip, Wishaw. 



Fig. 474. — Mr. P. Crawford's Clydesdale stallion, Prince of Carruchan. 



horse that has been long established in Scotland. He is, 

 as we may see from the fine specimens shown in Figs. 

 474, 475, 476 and 477, a remarkably handsome, strong 

 and active animal. Clydesdale breeders, as a rule, make 

 a great point in obtaining oblique shoulders and sloping 

 pasterns, and seek for ability to walk fast and trot well, 

 with as much strength as possible. The breed has been 

 crossed a good deal with the Shire. Scotch breeders will 



