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BRITISH AND IRISH HORSES. 



a thorough-bred, and is free from " the snap of the knee " 

 of the Hackney. At this pace, the Cleveland bends his 

 hocks well, and brings his hind legs under him with great 

 freedom. Tradition points to a Barb cross with Yorkshire 

 cart mares as the foundation of this breed, which at present 

 is not in a very prosperous state. 



Photo by [V. MIDGLEY, YORK. 



Fig. 465. — Mr. John White's Yorkshire coach mare, Ainsty Oiieen. 



The Yorkshire Coach Horse (Figs. 464. 465 

 and 466). — The increase of speed rendered necessary by 

 improved communications, showed the advisability of an 

 infusion of Eastern, and subsequently of thorough-bred 

 blood, into the Cleveland, with the result of the formation 

 of the Yorkshire Coach Horse, which may now be regarded 

 as a distinct type. For detailed information on this 

 subject, readers would do well to consult Vol. I. of The 

 Yorkshire Coach Horse Stud Book, which tells us, as 

 regards the speed and endurance of these animals, that 



