8 FARM ANIMALS 



The chief characteristic is its gait which must 

 be high without stopping the movement of the 

 feet, and the knees and hock must be strongly 

 flexed in action. Evidently it is impossible to 

 expect a horse to show high knee and hock action 

 and at the same time great speed. Coach horses 

 which can show a speed of from 6 to 10 miles an 

 hour are quite satisfactory. The knee action 

 however must be up to the standard and in 

 driving the knee should be flexed so decidedly 

 that the feet describe an almost perfect circle 

 in their motion without coming to a decided 

 stop at any point. The coach horse must also 

 show style and legs of good form and action, 

 otherwise the price will be unsatisfactory. For 

 the proper coach type about $475 to $500 per 

 heaa is the price on the Chicago market. 



The cob horse is a special type of coach horse 

 of small size and light weight, 1000 to 1050 pounds. 

 This horse is used commonly as a single driver 

 or in tandem, must possess very high action of 

 the knee and hock and must show a rather more 

 compact, blocky form than the coach horse, with all 

 of the style of the latter. 



The saddle horse naturally varies considerably 

 in weight to accommodate the difference in 

 weight of the intending buyers. The height 

 varies from 15.1 to 15.3 hands and the weight from 

 1000 to 1200 pounds. This type of horse is 

 essentially that of the trotter or thoroughbred 

 with slightly more muscular build. The con- 

 formation must be smooth, shoulders and pasterns 

 sloping, withers moderately high and narrow and 

 the back strong and muscular. The saddle 

 horse in order to bring a satisfactory price must 

 be gaited, that is must be able to assume at com- 



