HORSES: THEIR POINTS AND MANAGEMENT 



■2,'c// roiimhd^ with an abundance of soft long hair down backs 

 of them. Indices of (dydes hke to see the animal stand very 

 squarely ; tlex his joints freely at the walk, but when put to 

 the trot he must not onl\- lift his feet u}) in st\'le, but put them 

 down in the same fashion. Bnlluiiit Iiock, kiuc ami shoulder 

 action arc a sine qua non. Any tendency towards coarseness 

 in either body or limbs, is not looked upon favourably, in fact, 

 judges will not have anything to do with a horse of this class. 

 Either sidebone or ringbone are not uncomni' nlv present 



The popularity of the Clydesdale horse in Canada is due 

 to the good qualities and utility of the breed. The Canadians 

 have imported Clydesdales for breeding purposes since 1842, 

 and they have been careful to preserve the puritv of the race, 

 so that they have really only this one type of draught horse. 



Clydesdales, like every other variety of horse, are liable to 

 suffer from multifarious ailments, either tcuii>orarily disabling 

 them, or else destroying their marketable value f^cnnancutly. 



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