THE CLYDESDALE HORSE 



Clyde is at all weak in the neck, it is not of good type. The 

 same remark applies to back, loins, and quarters. 



All these regions must be indicative of great power, being 

 points ir which the Clydesdale excels. Shoulders, arms, and 

 forearms, are regions to which Clydesdale judges pay particular 

 attention. The shoulders must be oblique and heavily muscled ; 

 arms rather long but built on very heavy lines. 



The Clydesdale is lighter upon his legs than the shire, but 

 it is the rule for Clydesdales to have the best of legs and feet. 

 They are no use for stock purposes without these, and not much 

 more for work. The forearm is longer than in the shire, 

 but it is big in the bone and heavily clothed with muscle, 

 more especially at it'; junction with the arm. 



The knees, broad and clean, and cannons clean. All that is 

 required in the region, or at any rate apparently so, is plenty 

 of bone, thin skin, silky hair, and freedom from disease ; 

 pasterns and fetlocks, broad, and soundly built. 



Feet to be of proportionate size ; sound, open at the heels, 

 and well directed. Brittle or shelly feet, flat feet, small feet, 

 or feet affected with sandcrack, false quarter, chronic founder, 

 flat soles, coin, separation of the wall (seedy toe), contracted 

 heels, etc., are objectionable ; in fact, any of these constitute 

 unsoundness. The hindquarters of a Clydesdale are very 

 striking, probably because the second thigh is long, but it does 

 not lack in power. 



Hocks to be clean and strong, free from bone spavin, puffy 

 swelling, curb, capping, etc. Measured, the hock should be 

 broad in all proportions and of good conformation. The cannons 



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