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clear from the ground. His gait is not as fast as his move- 

 ments suggest. The color is usually chestnut, bay, or brown 

 with white markings. In the United States Hackneys are 



42. MINNO 3577, A CHAMPION GERMAN COACH STALLION 



most common in the eastern states and cities. The breed is 

 not quite so large and heavy as the other coach breeds. 



4. The Cleveland Bay. — The native home of the Cleveland 

 Bay horse is in York County, England, and it is still bred 

 there in larger numbers than elsewhere. This breed is the 

 largest of the coach breeds, being about sixteen and one-half 

 hands high on an average, and weighing from 1,200 to 1,500 

 pounds. The breed is always bay in color, with black legs. 



