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greatly, hoino. eithei- hay, brown or hlack. Coarseness is not nn- 

 eoninion to the breed. Superior folding of the knees and hocks, 

 which is characteristic of the Hackney, is not a uniform charac- 

 teristic of the German Coach. 



Ctlllti/ 

 Mated with large, strong, sound mares the liest German Coach 

 horses are likely to produce a large number of useful wagon 

 horses, light expressers and general purpose horses, and a fair 

 proportion of useful coach horses. 



Befiislrafion 

 The interests of the (Jerman Coach are advanced in United 

 States by the German Hanoverian and Oldenburg Coach Horse 

 Association of America. Mr. J. Crouch of Lafayette, Ind., is the 

 secretai'y of this organization, 



C I.EVE]. AND BAY 



1/ istori/ 

 The native home of the Cleveland Bay is in northeastern Eni>'- 

 land. The exact origin of this breed is very obscui'e and nothing 

 is detinitely known regarding it. The Cleveland I]ay was early 

 used for agricultural and general utility purposes. Owing to 

 changes in economic conditions early in the nineteenth centui-y, 

 and again in the latter part of the same, the breed fell into dis- 

 favor and almost went out of existence. The Cleveland Bay in 

 the United States is practically a total failure. There is no promi- 

 nent breedei' advocating the mci-its of the breed, and importations 

 are rarely made. 



('haraclcristics 



The color is always bay, either light or dark, with black legs, 

 mane aud tail. White, except a small star in the forehead or a 

 few white hairs on the heel, is not permissible as it is supposed 

 to indicate foreign blood. The breed ranges in height from 16-1 

 to 16-3, and in weight tVom 1.2()() to 1,550 pounds. 



The Cleveland Bay ranks among the largest of the coachers, but 

 it lacks the quality and action of the other coach breeds. The 



