DRAFT HORSES 209 



tion Is R. B. Ogllvie, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 

 Illinois. 



THE SUFFOLK HORSE 



The Suffolk horse, formerly known as the Suffolk 

 Punch, boasts a long pedigree, and It Is the only breed 

 in the world, so far as I know, which Is always of the 

 same color, namely chestnut. The chestnut color 

 ranges from very dark to very light — or, as we should 

 say In this country, from chestnut to sorrel. The 

 English Suffolk Stud Book mentions seven shades of 

 chestnut color, described as the dark, the dull dark, 

 the light mealy, the red, the golden, the lemon, and the 

 bright. It is permissible for the Suffolk horse to have 

 white markings, such as a star in the forehead, or a 

 snip on the nose, and even white ankles may be worn 

 without discredit. As the old name of Suffolk Punch 

 implies, the Suffolk is a round-bodied, stout-built horse 

 on rather short legs. He is well ribbed-up, and his 

 ribs spring out with that arching, barrel-hoop forma- 

 tion which is conspicuous also In the Arab and in the 

 Morgan horse, and which Indicates a good constitution. 

 His tail Is well set on, and the defect of an extremely 

 sloping rump does not often occur in his breed. The 

 Suffolk has a much finer coat than any other English 

 draft horse, and he is also free from that long hair 

 about the fetlock which is regarded in England as an 

 ornament and in this country as a nuisance. 



The Suffolk is apt to be a little short in the neck, and 

 his critics accuse him of being somewhat deficient in 

 bone, especially below the knee. On the other hand, 



