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CONTINENTAL HORSES. 



rather long on the leg ; he looks a little too light for his 



height 



and he lacks the elegant action that is admired 



in carriage horses. Trakehnen horses had not much suc- 

 cess at the London International Horse Show a few years 

 ago. 



Major Schoenbeck (1902) tells us that East Prussia, 

 Hanover and Holstein are admirable breeding countries 



Fig- 515- — Trakehnen horse, property of Major Schoenbeck. 



for remounts, and that the East Prussian is a born soldier's 

 horse, although he has, perhaps, too much English 

 thorough-bred blood in him. He stands from 14.3 to 16.3, 

 and is hardy, fast, clever and docile. He does not become 

 fully developed until his sixth year, and, if he has been 

 properly treated up to that time, he will remain service- 

 able till he is twenty years, or even older. His action is 

 usually good, and any faults he may have in this respect, 

 can generally be cured by careful training. 



