CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. The Prehistoric Horse i 



II. The Arab Horse 7 



III. The Thoroughbred 17 



IV. The American Saddle Horse 31 



V. The Light Harness Type 40 



VI. The American Trotter and Pacer 44 



VII. The Heavy Harness Horse Type 64 



VIII. The Hackney 70 



IX. The French Coach 78 



X. The German Coach 82 



XL The Cleveland Bay 85 



XII. The Draft-Horse Type 89 



XIII. The Percheron 95 



XIV. The French Draft 118 



XV. The Belgian 121 



XVI. The Clydesdale 134 



XVII. The Shire 148 



XVIII. The Suffolk 160 



XIX. Ponies 168 



XX. The Shetland Pony 175 



XXL The Ass 182 



XXII. The Mule 192 



XXIII. Beef Type of Cattle 201 



XXIV. The Shorthorn 207 



XXV. The Polled Shorthorn 247 



XXVI. The Hereford . . 252 



XXVII. The Aberdeen-Angus 279 



XXVIII. The Galloway . 300 



XXIX. The West Highland 311 



XXX. Dairy Type of Cattle 317 



XXXI. The Jersey 323 



XXXII. The Holstein-Friesian 354 



XXXIII. The Guernsey 385 



XXXIV. The Ayrshire 412 



XXXV. The Dutch Belted 428 



XXXVI. The French Canadian 434 



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