YORKSHIRE COACH- HORSE— ZEBRA 



Yorkshire Coach-horse. — This variety was produced 

 about the commencement of the last century by crossing the 

 thoroughbred with the Cleveland Bay, the object being to 

 produce a big carriage horse possessed of more quality than 

 the latter. In appearance the two breeds resemble each 

 other somewhat closely, but for the fact that the Clevelands 

 are more heavy, and especially about the head. The brown 

 colour is also permissible in the case of the Yorkshire 

 coacher, though it would disqualify a Cleveland Bay, and the 

 dark stripe down the back and stripes on the legs are not 

 met with in the coach-horse, but he should be black up to 

 the knees and hocks. (See Breeders' Societies, Cleveland 

 Bay.) 



Zebra. — There are several varieties of zebra, the principal 

 of which is Burchell Zebra., the shortest eared of all, and 

 distinguished by broader and lighter coloured stripes than 

 either the Mountain or Grevy's Zebra, whilst it may be added 

 that sometimes there are no stripes on the legs. The 

 Mountain Zebra has rather narrow black stripes in the form 

 of rings all round its face, neck, body, and middle, but on 

 the thighs they are much wider, and run from the point of 

 the buttock towards the stifle. The stripes in the case of 

 Grevy's Zebra are broadest on the neck, and do not extend 

 down to the belly as in the Mountain and Burchell varieties. 

 Zebras will interbreed freely with horses, and both they and 

 their foals are capable of being worked, and are useful in 

 harness, though their shoulders do not slope enough to render 

 them pleasant rides. As they are considered to be proof 

 against the attacks of the tsetse fly they should be extremely 

 valuable in some districts of South Africa where horses die 

 off" quickly, whilst as a proof of their adaptability for training 

 it may be mentioned that Herr Wolffe, the well-known 

 circus proprietor, had a team of four which, in addition to 



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