THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



It may not be possible, of course, to get the 

 ideal, but it is as well to know what to try for. 

 A percheron sire should be 16 or 17 hands 

 high, and weigh from 1,500 to 2,200 pounds, 

 with broad, intelligent head, small ears, short 

 neck, strong, well-formed body, low and 

 blocky, short legs, and large, round hoofs. 

 They are quiet, stolid creatures, naturally, and 

 the colts are much easier for an amateur to 

 raise and break than the more high-spirited 

 class of driving horse. 



STABLING AND GENERAL CARE 



Stables should be light and well ventilated, 

 free from damp and drafts. The single 

 horse can either have a box stall, in which it 

 can be free to move around at will, or the 

 ordinary narrow stall, in whicfc it is controlled 

 by a tether, which should be arranged to work 

 on a pulley and weight, to prevent it getting 

 entangled in the horse's legs, and causing an 

 accident when lying down or getting up. 



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