502 



CONTINENTAL HORSES. 



find the heavy cart-horse ; on the plains of the interior, 

 a lighter animal ; and on the mountains, a pony. 



Breton cart-horses (Fig. 507) are divided, in a somewhat 

 arbitrary way, into two varieties, namely, those of Leon, 

 and those of Conquet. The former are bred in the depart- 

 ments of Cotes-du-Nord and Finistere, particularly in the 

 district of Saint-Pol-de-Leon. These horses are strong 



Pho'o by] [J. Delton, Paris. 



Fig. 507. — Breton cart stallion, Cadoudal (i6 hands) ; winner of the 1st prize at the 

 Concours Hippique. 



and coarse-looking, and generally have a good deal of 

 hair about their legs. They stand from 15.2 to 16.2, and 

 are^usually grey. Occasionally, bays and roans are seen, 

 but blacks are very seldom met with The cart horses 

 which are bred in the country to the south-east of Brest 

 (Chevaux de Conquet) are generally bay, though sometimes 

 grey ; and they rarely exceed 15.2 in height. The Breton 

 cart-horses, though not very well shaped, are good and 



