THE SHIRE AND CART HORSE 



shire stallion, is a sine qua non. The hair of mane should be 

 profuse, fine in texture, and long. 



\Mien buying a cart horse, throw the hair of the mane over 

 to the opposite side to see that there is no skin disease along 

 the nape of the neck. Thick and broad withers, with deep, 

 sloping shoulders, are essential to both shire and cart horses. 



Shire Entire. 



7/te property of Messrs. Thompson, Leicester. 



Judges are very keen on quality in this region. Badly formed 

 shoulders predispose the animal to collar galls. 



When buying a cart horse examine the withers and shoulders 

 very carefully for soreness, old or recent, and the withers for 

 fistula, past or present. So many horses give a lot of trouble 

 with their shoulders. Patches of white hair are indicative of 

 old sores. Most sellers have very plausible tales to tell over 



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