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legs — of moderate length — short but 

 muscular forearms, and powerful loins and 

 quarters. 



The coach horse — the breeding of which 

 is encouraged by the Coach Horse Associa- 

 tion — has necessarily diminished in num- 

 bers, -his sphere of utility having become 

 narrowed, especially within the last twenty 

 years, through the introduction of light rail- 

 ways, cycles, etc., and there does not appear 

 any chances in the future of the services of 

 this once useful breed beino- reinstated. 



This, of course, is no reason why the 

 coach horse should not still be bred, because 

 it is a stamp of horse that can be used for 

 many other purposes, such as for char-a-banc 

 work, etc., giving a turn-out of this class a 

 very handsome appearance, more especially 

 when compared with some of the inferior 



