This enormous animal may be contrasted with the most diminutive 

 breed of modern horses, namely, the Shetlands, from an example espe- 

 cially bred and dwarfed for diminutive size. 



GIANT DRAUGHT HOUSE FROM OHIO AND 



SHETLAND PONY OF SCOTLAND 



These two skeletons, photographed together for purposes of com- 

 parison, show the extremes of size produced by breeding and the favor- 

 able or unfavorable action of climate which are to be compared with 

 the extremes of speed shown in the Race Horse and Draught Horse. 



The contrasts in size are as follows: 



GIANT DRAUGHT HORSE 



Height at shoulders 6 ft. 1 in. (18J hands) 

 Weight in life 2,370 Ibs. 



Bulk of femur (thigh-bone) 188 cu. in. 



SHETLAND PONY 



2 feet 9 in. (8 hands) 

 170 Ibs. 

 13J cu. in. 



