322 FUNDAMENTALS OF AGRICULTURE. 



DRAFT TVPE CLYDESDALE. 



chestnut, bay and gray, although gray is not a popular 

 color in this breed. 



Clydesdale. The horses of this draft breed are a 

 little longer of leg, and not quite so deep in body as the 

 Percherons and Belgians. The principal colors are 

 bay or brown, though blacks are sometimes seen. 

 Many horses of this breed have white markings usually 

 confined to the lower parts of the legs and a stripe in 

 the face. White feet are very common. From the 

 back of the cannon grows an abundance of long silky 

 hair called " the feather." 



Shire. The Shire looks so much like the Clydes- 

 dale that at times it is difficult to tell them apart. How- 

 ever, the Shire is a little heavier than the Clydesdale, 

 and has not quite as good action. 



The Score Card is a great help to a beginner in mak- 

 ing a study of a horse in detail after he has learned 



