SUFFOLK PUNCH. 
important subject, and in the finest animals there is so much of the pure blood that, in 
the words of Mr. Youatt, “the Coach Horse is nothing more than a tall, strong, over-sized 
hunter.” According to the same experienced author, the principal points in the Carriage 
Horse are substance well placed, a deep and well-proportioned body, bone under the 
knee, and sound, open, tough feet. 
THE true, pure-blooded SurroLk PuNCcH is now nearly extinct, having been so 
frequently crossed with other breeds that its individuality has been almost entirely lost. 
The old Suffolk Punch, so called from its round, punchy form, is a wonderful animal 
for pulling, being built as if expressly for the purpose of dragging great weights with 
unflinching perseverance. A team of these Horses needs no incitement by the whip, but as 
soon as they hear the command of their driver, they fling their whole weight into the collar, 
and almost throw themselves on their knees in their anxiety to fulfil their task. They 
seem to be perfectly aware of their powers, and to be jealously tenacious of their supremacy, 
for even if they find after one or two efforts that the load resists their best endeavours, 
they do not refuse to exert themselves any further, as is often the case with draught 
Horses, but will persevere in pulling until they drop with fatigue. The low, heavy 
shoulder, and strong quarters of the Suffolk Punch are of infinite service in drawing the 
plough or the cart, and its hardy frame and determined disposition enable it to support a 
hard day’s labour without being overcome. 
These valuable characteristics have been employed in improving the breed of carriage 
Horses, for it is a wonderful fact, and one which cannot be too carefully considered, that 
mental traits are more enduring than bodily form, and that a crossed breed derives its true 
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