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more. They are a particularly massive horse on 

 strong legs with light feather. In the early days 

 it was not kept distinct from the Percheron but at 

 present no admixtures of blood are allowed in 

 registered horses of this breed. On account of the 

 impure ancestry of the horse it does not breed so 

 true as other horses which have been kept pure in 

 their descent. 



Belgian Draft Horse. This may be considered 

 as a typical development of the old black horse of 

 Flanders with its tendency to great size and strong 

 legs sharply accentuated in its modern represen- 

 tative. The Belgian draft horse has not been 

 imported in large numbers into the United States 

 until recently but the breed is rapidly increasing in 

 popularity. The first importation of this breed 

 was severely criticized for their heavy, thick legs, 

 coarse bone, and lack of quality in general. Re- 

 cently, however, they show a marked improvement 

 in these respects. In conformation they are 

 heavier than the Percheron, somewhat shorter on 

 the leg, with heavier head, ears less erect, sometimes 

 with a tendency to droop. This is the giant among 

 horses and weighs from 1700 to 2500 pounds or 

 more and stands from 15.3 to 17 hands high. 



Thoroughbred. The Thoroughbred is the oldest 

 breed of horses with an authentic pedigree. The 

 early history of this breed shows conclusively that 

 it was formed from importations of Oriental horses 

 of various sorts, including Barbs, Spanish, African 

 and Turkish horses. The name of the breed 

 deserves brief attention since it is anomalous in the 

 respect that it is not a characteristic breed name. 

 On account of the fact that the Thoroughbred was 

 the first breed of horses to be definitely established 

 this horse came to be known as the TJ 



