POINTS OF TVPICAT. BREEDS 47 



Too much attention cannot be paid to the 

 feet, because if these are not good the 

 weight of the body and work will soon tell 

 their tale upon these structures, and once 

 the '' patching-up process " begins there is 

 no knowing whether it will ever end to a 

 really useful purpose, unless in the case of a ^ 



mare. 



The feet ought to be broad and deep, and 

 well open at the heels and quarters, yet quite 

 free from any tendency towards flatness. 

 Small feet, or those which appear brittle, 

 should prevent one from buying. 



As to action, this should be observed at 

 the walk, also during trotting. It should be 

 full and round. Like any other class of 

 horse, the Shire is equally liable to become 

 the subject of disease, but, of course, it is 

 quite impossible to enter into a description of 



