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CLEVELAND BAYS AND YORKSHIRE COACH HORSES. 69 



The Cleveland Bay is the embodiment of quality and sub- 

 stance combined. In height he stands from 16.1 to 16. 2j 

 or 16.3, rarely exceeding the latter or falling short of the 

 former height. He stands on a short leg, his shoulders slope 

 well, his back and loins are strong, and his quarters are long, 

 level and muscular. Indeed, the elegance of the quarters 

 and the set on of the tail are amongst the distinguishing 

 features of the breed. His head is rather plain, but it is a 

 good lean head, and is well carried. The bone is flat and 

 clean, the legs devoid of hair or nearly so, and the sinew is 

 clearly denned. In many respects the shank bones of the 

 Cleveland Bay, the thoroughbred, and the Arab resemble 

 each other. The shape and density of the bone, and the 

 clearness with which the sinew stands out are particulars 

 in which the resemblance may be noticed, and although it 

 would perhaps be too much to say that in density of bone 

 the Cleveland Bay equals the thoroughbred or the Arab, it 

 can be asserted with confidence that he stands far in advance 

 of any other breed. 



The action of the Cleveland Bay is one of his strong 

 points. There is no " snap of the knee " such as is seen in 

 the Hackney, or at any rate there is very little, and what 

 little there is, is in all probability the result of training. But 

 the shoulder action is excellent both in the walk and trot, in 

 the latter pace not being unlike that of the thoroughbred. The 

 hocks are well flexed and got well underneath the body, and 

 as the Cleveland Bay covers a lot of ground it is easy to see 

 that he can travel at a good pace. But it is necessary that 

 he should possess substance as well as style, for one of the 

 most useful purposes to which he can be put is farm work. 

 The measurements of a Cleveland stallion which Mr. J. B. 

 Lloyd took into Gloucestershire in 1827, gives a good idea 

 of a typical specimen. "When old Cleveland," says Mr. 

 Lloyd, " was at his full size he measured 16 h. i in. high, 

 g| in. round the pasterns, 10 in. round below the knee, 

 21 in. round the arm, 15^ in. round the knee, and 6 ft. 10 in 



