CLO VER — CL YDESDALE 



exposed to cold), a breast-cloth, and a quarter-piece. Occa- 

 sionally a pad cloth is added to go under the roller, and 

 sometimes the breast-cloth and quarter-piece are united in 

 one piece, known as the quarter-sheet, which buckles in 

 front. It is usual to have the day clothing cut so as to fit 

 the horse, but this is not necessary in the case of night 

 clothing or blankets. 



Clover, owing to its holding so much water, is not 

 easy to turn into good hay, as it is apt to become mouldy, 

 and samples, therefore, should be carefully examined. When 

 in good condition it is an excellent food for horses if given 

 in their chop as chaff. It is much liked by them in the 

 summer as a green food, but it is not so good for animals 

 in hard work as meadow hay, and therefore the allowance 

 of clover should be limited in such cases. (See Chop, Feed- 

 ing, Forage?) 



Clydesdale is more breedy-looking than the Shire, but is 

 not so weighty, though he is a faster walker and equal 

 to drawing very heavy loads. The breed is essentially a 

 Scottish production, as may be judged from the name it 

 bears, and owes its origin and excellence to the efforts of 

 the Duke of Hamilton, who, about the middle of the 

 eighteenth century, imported some black stallions from 

 Flanders with the object of improving the horses of the 

 south of Scotland. From these the modern Clydesdale 

 has unquestionably sprung, but the skill and enterprise of 

 more recent breeders have effected still further improvements, 

 and, doubtless, the Shire horse was used in many cases to 

 aid the process of development. In the present day, how- 

 ever, the two breeds are totally distinct, each possessing its 

 own Stud Book ; whilst it may be added that the popularity 

 of the Clydesdale in such great cities as Glasgow, Manchester, 

 and Belfast, is unrivalled, and that the exportations to Canada, 

 and other parts of the world where an active, heavy draught- 

 horse is in demand for town work, are increasing annually. 



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