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feet large and durable. The croup is muscular and the quarters 

 especially heavily-muscled. Their combination of weight, 

 quality, and action is exceptional in draught-horses. 



Shire. — The best type is low, broad, and stout. They are 

 heavily built, muscular, with heavy bone and slow movement. 

 The shoulder is usually too upright, making the action too 

 short and stilted. The body is of large girth, deep and 

 strongly coupled, with broad, short back and heavily-muscled 

 quarters. Deficiencies : lack of quality, sluggish temperament, 

 and lim.ited action. In general they are heavier than the 

 Clydesdale, though there is little difference between representa- 

 tive animals. The best type is suitable for breeding the 

 heaviest class of draught-horses adapted to slow work demand- 

 ing strength and heavy weight. 



Percheroii. — Types : the original gray in color, and the 

 modern of black color. Most peculiar characteristics of the 

 former were their action, style, endurance, and strength. They 

 had intelligent heads, prominent chests, round bodies, large 

 bone, inclined to roundness. The modern type is shorter- 

 legged, more compact and stouter, but lackin.^ the size of the 

 original. The Percheron's excellencies are seen in their active 

 temperament, intelligent heads, crested neck, deep body, and 

 wide croup. Their deficiencies appear in defective legs, being 

 light or round, straight pasterns, feet narrow at the hoof, heads 

 and quarters lacking muscle. Best type adapted for breeding 

 energetic, quick-gaited, strong horses suited for draught work 

 of light nature. 



Suffolk. — Color uniform, being some shade of chestnut. 

 They are low-set, short- legged, deep-bodied, muscular horses, 

 with clean bone and durable feet ; decile, easy keepers, and 

 steady when working. General deficiency: a lack of weight due 

 to their smaller size in comparison with other draught-horses. 

 Suited for general farm labor ; they are not the highest-priced 

 horses on the market owing to the demand for heavier weight*- 



