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chest should be deep and wide, the 

 body short, the ribs well sprung, the 

 loins powerful, whilst the limbs should 

 display strength without coarseness. 

 Strong arguments in favour of the 

 Hackney are that he generally possesses 

 plenty of courage, good temper, and 

 excellent feet and legs. A bad- 

 tempered Hackney is a rara avis, and 

 although detractors of the breed have 

 often urged the charge of " softness 

 of constitution," experience goes to 

 show that the Hackney is capable of 

 doing an enormous amount of work 

 without showing the effects of it. 

 Prices vary considerably. Prize 



