THE HORSE 5 



demand for pulling great loads on city streets. He 

 has a round body and rather short legs. His hind 

 legs are the stronger,^ yet he uses his front legs so 

 much in pulling that the front quarters are heavy 

 and powerful. His breast is broad and his front 

 legs far apart. From France we get the Percheron 

 (Figs. 3 and 4) draft horse, with a gray, chestnut, 

 or black color; from Belgium comes the bay Bel- 

 gian; the Shire of bay brown or chestnut color 

 comes from England and the smaller but more 

 active Clydesdale (Fig. 5) from Scotland. 



How to Hitch a Horse. When a team cannot pull 

 a heavy load, it is often because the feet slip. The 

 heavier the horse is, the better he can hold with his 

 toes. A horse can really pull more on hard or slip- 

 pery roads if he has a man on his back. This gives 

 him more w^eiffht and a better foothold. One wav to 



Fig. 4. FrUe aix 



heron team. 



