POINTS OF TYPICAL BREEDS 49 



black in colour, with a ratch (white marking) 

 on the face — the last-named being a "beauty 

 spot" — and betw^een i6 and 17 hands in 

 height. 



A typical Clydesdale should have broad 

 jaws and width of forehead, with a docile 

 countenance. 



Great breadth of chest, roundness of ribs, 

 a short, thick neck, and oblique shoulders, 

 are a sine qtta non. A long back is regarded 

 as a defect. It must be strong, and of 

 medium length. 



The shoulders, arm, and forearm should 

 be well covered with muscles, and the last- 

 named long ; knees broad ; pasterns broad ; 

 and cannon-bones " clean," with an abund- 

 ance of silky hairs springing from the region 

 of the fetlocks. 



Inroad quarters, with a fair length of leg, 



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