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1200 pouuds, may be called a general utility horse. Such will com- 

 mand ready sale at any time, if well broken and trained, say at 

 from $200 to 8300 each, and if imrticularly nice and well matched, 

 often at $800 or $900 a pair, as carriage horses when five or six 

 years old. 



III. Proportions of the Horse. 



PKOPOKTIONS OF THE VARIOUS PARTS. 



To arrive at a clear understanding of the proportions of the 

 horse, we give an outline that will be a good otud}-, not only for 

 the beginner, but will be valuable for reference for an}^ horse- 

 man, however expert he may be. This illustration combines the 

 average measurements of six horses, accepted for perfect symme- 

 try, and taken, saj^s one of the most graphic and lucid of Avriters 

 on the horse — two of them from celebrated stallions, two from 

 tlioroughbred hunters, and two from chargers of great value. 

 This, therefore, will not apply to draft horses, but it will be 



