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Description, 48 ; The action, 49 ; Color of the Hackney, 

 60 ; Soundness of the Hackney, 51 ; Uses of the Hack- 

 ney, 52 ; Distribution, 53 ; Organizations and records, 

 64. French Coach Horse : History in France, 56 ; His- 

 tory in America, 57 ; Types of French Coach horses, 

 68 ; Coach type, 59 ; The trotting type, 60 ; Speed rec- 

 ords and races, 61; Uses of the French Coach horse, 62 ; 

 Distribution, 63; Organizations and records, 64. Ger- 

 man Coach Horse : History in Germany, 66 ; History 

 in America, 67 ; Description, 68 ; Types and families, 

 69 ; The East Prussian or Trakehner horse, 70 ; The 

 Hanoverian horses, 71 ; The Holstein horses, 72 ; Olden- 

 burg horses, 73 ; East Friesland horses, 74 ; Schleswig 

 horses, 75 ; Uses of German Coach horses, 76 ; Distri- 

 bution, 77 ; Organizations and records, 78. Cleveland 

 Bay and Yorkshire Coach Horse: History in Great 

 Britain, 80 ; History in America, 81 ; Description, 82 ; 

 Uses of the Cleveland Bay horse, 83 ; Distribution, 84 ; 

 Organizations and records, 86. 



CHAPTER III 

 THE LIGHT-HARNESS BREEI^S OF HORSES .... 79-107 



American Standardbred Horse : Origin, 87 ; In- 

 fluence of Messenger, 88 ; Other important contribu- 

 tors, 89 ; Influence of American horses, 90 ; Early trot- 

 ting records, 91 ; The trotting register, 92 ; Influence of 

 the standard, 93; Families, 94; The Hambletonian 

 family, 95 ; The Mambrino Chief family, 96 ; The Clay 

 family, 97 ; The Morgan family, 98; The Pilot family, 

 99 ; Other families, 100 ; Description, 101 ; Uses for 

 racing, 102; Use as a roadster, 103; Use as heavy- 

 harness horse, 104; Use for breeding "cow ponies," 

 105 ; Distribution, 106 ; Organizations and records, 107. 

 The Pacing Horse: History in Europe, 109; History 

 in America, 110; Present position of the pacer, 111; 

 The pacing standard, 112; Families, 113; Descrip- 

 tion, 114 ; Uses of the pacer, 115 ; Distribution, 116 ; 



