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massiveness, so that these horses appear shallow of body and 

 long of leg. This is the principal criticism of this breed 

 today. The shoulders usually slope well into the back, 

 which accounts for the easy movement of this horse. The 

 color is usually bay or brown, with white markings on the 

 face and on the lower part of the legs. There are also chest- 

 nut, black, and grays occasionally to be found. The height 

 is about 16}^ hands for the matured males. Typical Clydes- 

 dale mares weigh from 1600 to 1700 pounds, and the males 

 two or three hundred pounds more. 



Clydesdales were first brought to America in 1842, being 

 taken to Canada, where they are quite common today. The 

 breed has a wide distribution in the United States, though 

 not in large numbers in any one state. Wherever the 

 Scotch farmer has settled, we are likely to find these horses. 

 The stallion Baron o'Buchlyvie in 1911 sold for $47,500. 



The Shire horse is an English breed of much the same 

 general character as the Clydesdale. It has been bred, for 

 many years in England, and is as popular with the English- 

 man as the Clydesdale is with the Scotchman. These horses 

 differ in certain important respects, though they have the 

 same color and markings, as a rule, and both have the hairy 

 legs. The Shire is a somewhat larger and more massive 

 breed than the Clydesdale, and has a wider back and deeper, 

 heavier body. For many years the Shire was considered 

 very slow in movement, and lacked good action and quality. 

 In recent years, English breeders have done much to improve 

 them, and the criticisms of slow movement and coarseness 

 are not as correct as they once were. The criticism due to 

 the hairy legs is still made, and this breed, like the Clydesdale, 

 is not at all common in America. These horses have been 

 brought to America in small numbers since about 1836, 

 when one was brought to Canada. Perhaps more of 



