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TYPES AND MARKET CLASSES OF LIVE STOCK 



Classes 



DRAFT HORSES 



CHUNKS 



WAGON HORSES 



CARRIAGE HORSES 



ROAD HORSES 



SADDLE HORSES 



Sub-classes 



[Heavy Draft. 

 \ Light Draft . . 

 (Loggers. 



f Eastern Chunks. . 

 j Farm Chunks 

 [Southern Chunks 



Height 

 Hands 



.16 to 17-2 

 15-3 to 16-2 

 16-1 to 17-2 



.15 to 16 

 15 to 15-3 

 15 to 15-3 



Weight 

 Pounds 



1750 to 2200 

 1600 to 1750 

 1700 to 2200 



1300 to 1550 



1200 to 1400 



800 to 1250 



Coach Horses 



Cobs 



Park Horses . 

 Cab Horses . . 



f Runabout. . . , 

 \Roadsters. . . 



15-1 to 16-1 

 14-1 to 15-1 

 15 to 15-3 

 15-2 to 16-1 



14-3 to 15-2 

 15 to 16 



1100 to 1250 



900 to 1150 



1000 to 1150 



1050 to 1200 



900 to 1050 

 900 to 1150 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Feeders 

 Range Horses 

 Ponies 

 Plugs 

 Weeds 



Draft Horses. 



A full description of draft type has already been presented, 

 so that it is only necessary to mention the chief distinctions 

 between the three sub-classes, Heavy Draft, Light Draft, and 

 Loggers. 



Heavy draft. These are the heavier weights of the draft 

 class; they stand from 16 to 17-2 hands high, and weigh from 

 1750 to 2200 pounds. 



Light draft. The light drafter is similar in type to the 

 heavy drafter, but is smaller; they stand from 15-3 to 16-2 

 hands, and weigh from 1600 to 1750 pounds. While 15-3 hands 

 is accepted as the minimum height for light drafters, it should 

 be understood that a 15-3-hand horse is less desirable than a 

 taller horse, and he borders closely on the class known as eastern 

 chunks. 



Loggers. These are horses of draft type that are bought 

 for use in the lumbering woods. This trade demands com- 



