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other blood. The horses range in height from 15.3 to 17 

 hands, and in weight from 1600 to 2400 pounds. The colors 

 are chestnut, brown, roan, black, or gray. The Belgian horse 

 is of compact type and has a very wide, deep body and 

 extremely heavy muscles. Every point of its stolid body and 

 of its conformation indicates unusual strength and endurance. 



FIG. 1 68. The Belgian horse 

 "Pole Nord," the champion Belgian stallion, International Live Stock Exposition, 1913 



437. The English Shire. The English Shire (Fig. 169) is 

 native to the low-lying counties of east-central England. The 

 Flemish horse intermixed with the native horses of England 

 has produced this breed. This horse and the Belgian are 

 the largest of the draft breeds. The Shire ranges in height 

 from 1 6 to 17.3 hands, and weighs from 1700 to 2400 pounds. 

 The colors are black, brown, bay, gray, roan, and chestnut, and 

 in most cases these horses have white on feet, legs, and head. 



