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CHAPTER II. 



The Shire or Cart Horse. 



Although any cross-bred horse may be suitable 

 for heavy haulage, it is, when selecting a cart 

 horse, advisable to try and choose an animal with 

 some breeding about it. It is not necessary to 

 pay a high price, because very good Shire horses 

 can be bought at prices ranging from seventy-five 

 guineas. Both Shires and Clydesdales are in great 

 demand at home and abroad, and Colonial buyers 

 are constantly exporting some of the best horses 

 from this country. For the heaviest class of work 

 the Shire has certain advantages over the Scottish 

 horse, being heavier in body and shorter upon 

 the limbs. A typical Shire horse should conform 

 to the following conditions : First of all, it ought 

 to have a thin skin, with a superabundance of 

 hair from below the back of the knees and the 

 hock joints ; the hair should be long, and silky in 



