20 AGRICULTURE. 



Cleveland Bay. — Uniform in color, being bay with black 

 points. They stand at least i6 hands and are horses of larger 

 size and more power than those of most other breeds of light 

 horses. Rough joints, coarse bone, and deficiency in actior are 

 their most common defects. Their size, power, and evenness 

 of disposition adapt them for general work on light farms, 

 but owing to the defects mentioned they are not as popular for 

 breeding road and carriage horses as those of other breeds. 



French Coach. — Smooth, symmetrical, and generally of fine 

 quality ; very graceful in movement, with high knee-action and 

 good back-action. Heads intelligent looking ; necks graceful, 

 bodies snugly ribbed, and quarters muscular. As a rule, they 

 are striking in appearance, being upstanding and high-headed. 

 Common colors : bay, brown, and black. Best suited for 

 breeding coach-horses with moderately fast and graceful action. 

 Defects : coarseness and lack of prepotency in the stallions due 

 to their mixed breeding. 



Hackney, — The typical hackney is a horse of extreme 

 smoothness, with gracefully curved outlines. The head is 

 light, neck muscular and curved, but free from heaviness ; 

 shoulders smooth and laid well back ; body circular, compact, 

 short ; hips smooth ; quarters plump with muscle ; legs short, 

 with tendons clearly defined. Their action is noted for its grace- 

 fulness and stylishness, being very high in the forelegs, and the 

 hock movement is regular. Common colors : bay and brown. 

 They are usually about 15.3 hands. Best suited for production 

 of high-stepping cab and coach horses for city driving. 



II. Heavy Horses. 



Clydesdale. — Usual colors: bay, brown, black, or chestnut with 

 white markings. The head is intelligent in features, but some- 

 times out of proportion with the other parts. Shoulder excep- 

 tionally good ; being sloping, it gives them a free, easy, and 

 long stride in the walk or trot ; arm well-muscled, and legs 

 clean and fiat, with the fine and long feather springing from 

 the edge ; pasterns sloping, easing the feet from concussion; 



