4 FARM ANIMALS 



management, and more appreciation of the horse 

 is shown in protecting him from annoyance, over- 

 work, exposure, and disease. Formerly the quack 

 horse doctor was able to make as much money as 

 the qualified veterinarian and in many cases his 

 services were taken in preference to those of the 

 latter. This was largely due to the relative 

 cheapness of the horse and the slight esteem in 

 which this animal was held. Within recent 

 years veterinarians everywhere have observed 

 the increased respect paid by horse owners to 

 their animals. Owners are not only willing to 

 pay more liberally for professional services but 

 give more personal attention to the study of the 

 necessary hygienic conditions for horses and to 

 the simple diseases which may yield to home 

 treatment. The horse is more than holding 

 its own with the automobile and thus the pre- 

 dictions of the automobile enthusiasts have en- 

 tirely failed to come true. 



Horses are required on the farm for saddle 

 purposes, driving and ordinary farm work although 

 on more extensive farms with various lines of 

 industry there may be required some more detailed 

 classifications of their usefulness. Horses are 

 not raised exclusively for farm work, however, 

 and farmers who wish to breed horses for sale 

 must first acquaint themselves with the require- 

 ments of the market along this line. In general 

 two types of horses are recognized on the market, 

 namely the draft and light types. These two 

 types are essentially different from each other. 

 The draft horse is heavy of body and the length 

 of the body is relatively much shorter than in the 

 light type. The only use of the draft horse is to 

 haul loads of greater or less weight, usually 



