THE HEAVY CART-HORSE. ' 389 



America, I shall allude to their respective conformation, 

 M'hen discussing American trotters and pacers. 



The Heavy Cart-horse. — i. The legs should be 

 as short and massive as possible : consequently the 

 animal will be considerably longer in the body than he 

 is high at the \\ithers or at the croup, and he will be 



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Fig. 435. — Weight-carry ing'^hunter, the property of Prince Henr)' of Pless. 



deeper from the withers to the brisket, than from the 

 withers to the ground. 



2. He should be of great width of body when viewed 

 from behind ; and across the chest in front. 



3. His muscles, bones, tendons and ligaments should 

 be as thick and strong as possible. 



4. The shoulders should be sloping in cart-horses 

 which work on rough ground ; and somewhat upright in 



