THE CLEVELAND BAY. 



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bad and the vehicles were so heavy, that strength rather 

 than speed was sought for in coaching. At farm work, 

 the Cleveland has always distinguished himself b}' his 

 great activity. With improvements in roads and carriages, 

 breeders of Clevelands have successfully tried to obtain 

 more speed by crossing with the thorough-bred. The 

 Cleveland of to-daj^, is essentially a clean-legged coach 



Photo !>;/] [M. MiDGLET, York. 



Fig. 464. — Mr. John While's Yorkshire coach stallion, Captain Sykes. 



horse or light vanner, with blood-like head, full, well- 

 arched neck, sloping though rather thick shoulders (suit- 

 able for a collar), and well set-on tail. His good carriage 

 of head, neck and tail makes him a showy harness-horse. 

 He has a tendency to be light in the loins, which fact, 

 along with his comparatively heavy fore-hand, unfits him, 

 as a rule, for saddle work. The mare stands about 16 

 hands ; the stallion, 16. i to 16.2. The only recognised 

 colour is bay. The action, at a trot, resembles that of 



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