THE HEAVY-HARNESS BREEDS OF HORSES 67 



shoulders, neat at the throat, with clean cut head and with 

 bright and intelligent countenance. His back is short and 

 strong, smooth at coupling, tail well set, plump rounded 

 quarters, strongly muscled limbs, strong hock, clean flat 

 bone, and the best 

 possible feet." 



From the discussion 

 of types given below, 

 it will be evident that 

 these horses vary in 

 size. Coarseness is 

 not uncommon, as 

 seen in large head and 

 joints, with more or 

 less grossness of bone. 

 In action, from the 

 coach horse point of 

 view, they are fre- 

 quently deficient. A 



superior folding of knee and flexing of hock, is not a 

 prevailing attribute of the American specimens of the 

 breed. 



69. Types and families. As stated above, owing to 

 the conditions prevailing in Germany, we have many 

 types of German Coach horses. Perhaps the most noted 

 are the East Prussian or Trakehner horses, the Hanoverian, 

 the Holstein, the Oldenburg, and the Schleswig coach 

 horses. Most of these have separate stud-books and are 

 well recognized. 



70. The East Prussian or Trakehner horse is perhaps 

 the lightest of all. It has a good disposition, great en- 

 durance, a fine head, well-formed back and is well ribbed 

 up. It is, perhaps, rather long legged, looks rather light 



FIG. 11. German Coach stallion. 



