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Coach horse. 



heavy loads. They are 

 usually of heavy build 

 and have broad backs, 

 upright shoulders, and 

 short, muscular legs set 

 wide apart. The lead- 

 ing representatives are 

 the Percheron, devel- 

 oped in France; the 

 Clydesdale, which origi- 

 nated on the river 

 Clyde in Scotland; the 

 Shire, a native of Eng- 

 land dating back to the 

 Roman conquest; the 

 Suffolk, which came 

 from Suffolk County in the eastern part of England, dating back 

 to 1700; the Belgian draft; and the Boulonnais, a French draft 

 horse somewhat larger and coarser than the Percheron. 



All draft horses are large and weigh from fifteen hundred to 



twenty-five hundred 

 pounds. 



Carriage or coach 

 horses are those used 

 for drawing coaches 

 and vehicles of that 

 class. They are styl- 

 ish in appearance and 

 lighter than draft 

 horses. They should 

 be about sixteen hands 

 high and should weigh 

 from one thousand to 

 fifteen hundred pounds, 

 according to the breed. 

 Coach horses have a 

 lean graceful head, 

 Race horse. broad forehead, promi- 



