HORSES 



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the most common and most popular draft hrped in this 

 country. They are black or gray in color and normally 

 weigh from 1,800 to 2,300 pounds. French draft horses 

 are quite similar to Percheron. Clydesdale horses origin- 

 ated in Scotland, but are very common in this country. 

 They are about the same weight as the Percherons. They 

 ar.e usually light bay in color and have one or more white 

 feet and a white stripe or star in the face. They have long 



Figure 76. — A Belgian stallion, a draft type. 



and shaggy hair on their legs. They may be brown, black, 

 gray or chestnut. Shire horses originated in England. 

 They are about the same in size as the Clydesdale and Perch- 

 eron, possibly a little heavier and coarser. They are colored 

 like the Clydesdale and have long hair on their legs, but 

 they are more like the Percheron in form. They are not so 

 common in this country as the Percherons and Clydesdales. 



