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AGRICULTURE 



HORSES 



History. Our horses are descended from wild horses, such as 

 are found to-day in many parts of the world. They have been 

 improved by care, food, and selection for over three thousand 

 years, and have been trained to artificial gaits, such as the trot and 



BARON DOUNE, A PURE-BRED CLYDESDALE 

 A good type of draft horse, weighing about 2000 Ib. 



pace. Their natural gaits are the walk and the gallop. Horses 

 are not natives of America. Our wild ones are descended from 

 those brought over by the Spanish and French discoverers. 



Classes. There are many breeds of horses, but they may be 

 roughly divided into two classes : draft horses, the heavy horses 

 used for farm work and hauling ; and light horses, or roadsters, used 

 for riding and driving. 



