THE GENESEE FARMER. 



PORTRAIT OF A SUFFOLK STALLION. 



excellent points in the leg of a draught-liorse, giv- 

 ing it strength and action. The back of the fore- 

 leg, from the fetlock joint ^to the body o, \s straight, 

 indicating no weakness in the limb — a failing here 

 causing the knees to knuckle, and rendering the 

 horse unsafe in going down-hill. The hind-legs m, 

 as well as the fore ones k and Z, stand directly 

 under the hodj, forming firm supports under it. 

 The bodj is beautifully symmetrical. The shoulder 

 sFopes b.ickward from A to i, the withers at b 

 being high and thin. The sloped position of the 

 shoulder affords a proper seat for the collar, and 

 provides tlie muscles of the shoulder-blade g with 

 a long lever to enable them to throw the fore-legs 

 easily forward ; and with such a shoulder a horse 

 can not stumble. The back, from b to c, is short, 

 no longer than to give room for the saddle. 

 The chest, from b to o, is deep, giving capacity 

 for the lungs to play in, and room for the 

 Tuuscles required in draught. The top of the 

 •^jnarter from e to d \s rounded, the flank, from 

 'C to n, deep, and the hind-quarter, from /to «, long. 

 On looking on the entire side profile of the animal, 

 'tfhe body seems made up of two large quarters, 

 ijoined together by a short thick middle, suggesting 

 the idea of strength and action ; and the limbs, 

 neck and head, are so attached to the body as to 

 appear light and graceful. In a well-formed horse, 

 I may remark that the line from the fetlock joint I 

 ito the elbow joint o, is equal to that from the joint 

 to the top of the withers b. In a low-shouldered 

 ^leggy-horse, the hne I o \s much longer than the 

 line b ; but in the case of this horse, the body b o 

 is rather deeper than the leg Z o is long, realising the 

 'd«fiideratum in a farm-horse of a thick middle and 

 -short legs. The line across the ribs from g to/ is, 

 like the back, short, and th« ribs are round. He 

 was 16 hands high. » ♦ * This horse's name 

 was Farmer^ h\» waik was stately, and b« could 



draw 3 tuns on level ground, including the weight 

 of the wagon. He was a well-known horse on 

 the streets of Edinburgh for some years, and was 

 generally admired. f\ 



riQ. 2 — THK DRAUOnT STALLlOIi. 



Fig. 2 is a portrait of a black draught-stallion. 

 The cut at the head of this article is a portrait of the 

 the same horse, drawn by the celebrated painter 

 Thos. Lakdsser. Mr. Stephens, in the preface to his 

 book, justly remarks such a portrait " alone woffeld 

 give eclat to any work." The horse was a thorough- 

 bred Clydesdale, and gained the first prize at the 

 Highland and Agricultural Society's Show at 

 Gla.sgow in October, 1837, and obtained preraiunis 

 elsewhere. 



He was fully ,17 hands high; and though 

 otherwise a large animal, being 8 feet 7 inches in 

 length, his action was high and uncommonly light 

 On comparing him generally with the gelding just 

 described, though his body is longer, both hind 

 and fore quarters are long and deep, exhibiting a 

 large display of muscle. Like all stallions, hia 



