22 THE HORSE 



length and broad between the eyes and the muzzle. 

 An open, level countenance, vigorous eye, and large 

 ear are also greatly valued, and the neck is somewhat 

 arched. The shoulders of a Clydesdale are oblique, 

 laying well back on the withers, whilst the chest is 

 both wide and deep, his legs are short, flat in bone, 

 and feathered with silky hair, his pasterns are long, 



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CLYDESDALE. 



and his feet large, round, and open, with particularly 

 wide coronets. The tail is set on rather high, the 

 quarters powerful without being coarse, and the 

 thighs and back legs strong and muscular. The action 

 of a Clydesdale is more showy than that of a Shire 

 horse, and a good one is always a very fast walker, 

 whilst many shape extremely well at the trot. 



The Suffolk, or Suffolk Punch, 



as the variety is usually styled, is a far lighter breed 

 tlian either the Shire horse or Clydesdale. In 

 colour these horses are invariably chestnut, and they 



