CHAPTER XV 



HORSES 



Types of horses. 



Draft, heavy-harness, light-harness, saddle, ponies. 

 The draft breeds. 



Percheron, Clydesdale, Shire, Belgian, Suffolk. 

 The heavy-harness breeds. 



Hackney, French Coach, German Coach, Cleveland Bay. 

 The light-harness breed! 



Standard-bred. 

 The saddle-horse breeds. 



Thoroughbred, American saddlers, Arabian. 

 Ponies. 



Shetland, Welsh, Hackney, Bronchos and Indian ponies. 

 Market classes of horses and mules. 

 Breaking and training colts. 



Teaching the colt to stand tied. 



Gentling the colt. 



Teaching the colt to lead. 



Handling the feet of the colt. 



Teaching the colt the commands used in driving. 



Driving in double harness. 



Driving in single harness. 



Breaking the colt to ride. 

 Feeds for horses. 

 Time to water horses. 

 Soundness in horses. 

 Determining age of horses. 



IT is often said that the horse will soon pass away as a farm 

 animal because of the automobile, motor-truck, and tractor. 

 This is an error. Much of the farm work can never be per- 

 formed economically by mechanical power. There are a 

 thousand uses for horses for which it would not be worth while 

 to invent power machinery. The money value of horses is 



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