40 THE STOCK owner's ADVISER, 



hands he is known as a pony; Cobs measnre from 14 to 15^. 

 Some of the great Belgian and English draught horses reach 18 

 hands. I once saw a coach bred gelding that measured 22 hands. 

 The average weight of an ordinary horse is about 1,000 

 pounds. 



Ponies are under 800 pounds. 



Light roadsters 950 pounds. 



Ordinary roadsters and ^addle horses.... 930 to 1,150 pounds. 



Coach horses 1,000 to 1,350 pounds. 



Light draught 1.000 co 1,350 pounds. 



Medium draught horses 1,350 to 1,500 pounds. 



Heavy draught horses 1,500 and over. 



The color of the hair is an indication of some importance. 

 The dark bay is the best color for strength and endurance. The 

 iron gray and black next. For beauty the sorrel or chestnut 

 proper exceeds them all. It is a rich, uniform, brownish red, 

 like that of a ripe chestnut. 



Except in the way of general directions, not much can be said 

 in regard to the selection of a particular horse from which to 

 breed. 



