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which indicates a descent from the black horse of Lincolnshire, and none 
of that peculiar curliness or waviness which marks the existence of 
Canadian or Norman blood for many generations, and which is discover- 
able in the manes and tails of very many of the horses which claim to be 
pure Morgans. ‘The peculiar characteristic, however, of these horses is 
the shortness of their backs, the roundness of their barrels, and the 
closeness of their ribbing up. One would say that they are ponies until 
he comes to stand beside them, when he is astonished to find that they are 
oftener over than under sixteen hands in height.” Now these are just the 
peculiar points of the Clydesdale cart-horse, as we shall find in examining 
into that breed, when I come to treat of the English horse, and as may at 
once be seen by an inspection of the engraving accompanying the descrip- 
tion of him. 
THE CONESTOGA DRAUGHT-HORSE. 
THe Last on the list of American horses is that known under the above 
name, which was given to it from being produced in the valley of Cones- 
toga, within the state of Pennsylvania. It is a very large muscular horse, 
often reaching to seventeen hands and upwards, and closely resembling 
the heaviest breeds of German and Flemish cart-horses. The early 
CONESTOGA DRAUGHT-HORSE, 
settlers of this part of the United States were mostly Germans, and they 
either brought over with them some of the horses of their country, or 
else they have since selected from those within their reach the animals most 
resembling in appearance their old favourites when in their fatherland. 
There is, however, no record of the origin of the breed, and all that can 
be done is to describe it as it now exists, 
