CHAPTER III 



POINTS OF TYPICAL BREEDS. 



The Shire Horse. 



When choosing a horse for carting heavy 

 loads, there is nothing to surpass the Shire, 

 selecting by preference a gelding at six 

 years of age, or thereabout. 



The colour is more a matter of individual 

 taste, but we like dark brown, black, bay, 

 and roan the best, and these colours look 

 exceedingly showy when the animal is 

 harnessed up. 



First of all, look at the general build of 

 the body. The chest should be broad and 



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