SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



pedigree. Failing a certificate the breed- 

 ing must be authenticated to the satis- 

 faction of the Committee. 



The Editing Committee are empow- 

 ered to reject or to cancel the entry of 

 any animal of which there is a doubt as 

 to its being of the " Shire " or Old 

 English cart horse breed. 



THE SUFFOLK. 



The Suffolk of to-day can be traced 

 in a direct male line to one horse born 

 in 1760. As far back as 200 years since 

 the Suffolk appears to have existed as a 

 distinct breed, the colour then being as 

 now, either chestnut, or this in com- 

 bination with white. 



In an unsigned copy of " Youatt on 

 the Horse," the following paragraphs 

 with reference to this breed of horse 

 occur : — 



" Horses of slow draught, and some- 

 times even for the carriage are produced 



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