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intended for slow work and heavy draught. If they occur 

 in the order in which I have phiced them, the animal will 

 be slow, quiet, strong, and dm-able. I do not mean to 

 state that any one of the temperaments can be dis- 

 pensed with altogether in any individual case. The 

 relative proportion which they bear to each other is the 

 point of importance, and it should always receive spe- 

 cial attention, as it will mainly determine the qualities 

 of the animal, and, taken together with his fonn, tvtII 

 enable a person to estimate his capabilities for any 

 particular pm-pose. 



The temperament has a great deal to do with the 

 minute structure of the different parts of the body. If 

 it be active, the textm-e of the muscles, bones, &c., 

 will be fine, why, and compact ; if sluggish, the same 

 parts will be coarse, soft, and spongy. This is one es- 

 sential difference between the Clydesdale and thorough- 

 bred horses in their minute anatomical structure. It 

 shoidd always be kept prominently in view when we 

 make comparisons as to the strength, durabihty, and 

 other qualities of the different breeds. I T^-ill freely 

 admit that the size of any part of the animal is a 

 direct measure of its power, provided all other things, 

 such as temperament, &c., ai*e equal ; but I strenuously 

 maintain that the slightest alteration in temperament 

 wiU make a corresponding difference in the power, and 

 capability of endurance, of every individual part. For 

 instance, the muscle or bone of a thorough-bred horse, 



