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They must be good actors, have a good, clean set of legs, with 

 plenty of bone and quality, and a good foot that will stand the 

 wear of paved streets. The sub-classes are Express Horses, 

 Delivery Wagon Horses, Light Artillery Horses, Heavy Artillery 

 Horses, and Fire Horses. Their breeding is a mixture of draft 

 and light bloods. They are neither light nor heavy horses, but 

 may be termed middle-weights. 



Express horses. Express horses are used by express com- 

 panies to collect and deliver goods to and from railroad stations. 

 Different companies use horses of slightly different size and 

 weight. For instance, if the business of a company is centrally 



Fig. 145. Express Horse. 



located in a city, and depots are not far apart, they use larger 

 horses and load heavier; if the business is done in the outlying 

 parts of a city, and the depots are a considerable distance 

 apart, lighter horses with more action are wanted. They are 

 used singly or in pairs, and the size of the horse will depend 

 on the weight of the wagon. The lightest ones are] called 

 "money horses," as they are hitched to the lightest wagons 

 to deliver valuables, this kind of work demanding quick service. 

 The typical expresser is rather upstanding, deep bodied, 

 and closely coupled, with good bone and an abundance of qual- 

 ity, energy, and spirit. He should stand from 15-3 to 16-2 



