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wheeled and the driver sits at the back, so that the thills 

 pull up on the horse and support part of his weight. They 

 are awkward-looking vehicles, but they save the horse's 

 feet very much when driving on hard pavements. 



Appearance is the chief point in coach horses, and 

 such horses are larger and plumper than roadsters. Coach 

 horses have high knee action and travel up and down 

 rather than reaching out, as do trotters. 



284. Breeds of Horses. The leading breeds of horses 

 in America are as follows: 



Draft Breeds Carriage and Coach Horses 

 Percherons, from France. Hackneys, from England. 



Clydesdales, from Scotland French coach 



Belgian, from Belgium. German coach. 



English Shire, from England 

 Suffolk Punch from England. 



Roadster Breeds 



American trotter, developed in America. 



American saddle horse, developed in America, mostly 



in Kentucky and Virginia. 

 English Thoroughbred, developed in England. 



Something of the relative popularity of the different 

 breeds is indicated by the number of stallions in Wis- 

 consin in 1908. There were 267 either pure blood or 

 grade Percherons; 43 Clydesdales; 28 Belgians; 26 Shire; 

 115 Trotters; 73 of all other known breeds. 1 



The Percheron is seen to be the favorite draft breed. 

 This breed is considered to be superior to other draft 

 breeds in bone and feet, and in style and finish. They 

 are said to be more active and more intelligent than the 



1 Wisconsin Bulletin No. 158 



