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larger and more sluggish. The vShire also is characterized by 

 having rather poor feet. It is somewhat flat-footed. As a 

 heavy draft horse for city draying the shire is very popular. 



Being somewhat slow and sluggish, the Shire is not in so 

 much demand on the farms of the United States. The ability 

 of a draft horse to go rapidly at a walk is a very important 



Fig. 18.— Shit 



Show condition. (Hildebrand.) 



factor in farm work. The value of this is self-evident. Both 

 the Clydesdale and the Percheron are good in this respect. 



Belgian. — The Belgian horse comes from Belgium. It is 

 also a heavy draft horse. It is characterized especially by 

 its compactness of build and heavy body. But its legs are 

 somewhat light and the feet not very good. Roans and bays 

 are the principal colors. It is a good horse of the heavy draft 

 type. 



