THE CONESTOGA DRAUGHT-HORSE 55 



THE ACCOMPANYING sketch embodies the general appearance of these 

 horses, and by comparing it with the London dray-horse, it will be seen 

 that it differs only slightly, having the same heavy outline of form, united 

 with similar comparatively light limbs, but not burdened with the mountains 

 of flesh and heavy crests which have been produced in England for purposes 

 of show. In Pennsylvania, these horses are chiefly used for wagons, and 

 some few of them, when of inferior shape, for the canal traffic. They 

 are good honest workers, and are quicker and lighter in their action than 

 might be expected from their weight. Indeed, some of them are still used 

 for heavy carriages; but even in Pennsylvania, for quick work, they are 

 generally replaced by the Vermont horse, or some nondescript of mixed 

 blood, with which America is completely overrun. 



In colour they follow the Flemish horses, except that black is rare 

 among them, but like the Flemish they are free from chestnut, and the 

 larger proportion of them are bay, brown, or iron greys. 



