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Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 



Clean legs are one of the best and most important evidences of good 

 quality. The cannons of some draft breeds have more or less long 

 hair, called "feather." If it is fine and "pily," rather than coarse 

 and curly, it indicates quality, for fine hair seldom covers rough, coarse 

 bone. The entire coat, including mane and tail, also indicates quality 

 if the hair is soft and fine. The horse with quality will have a head of 

 medium size, a neat ear, a trim muzzle, and a chiseled appearance 

 about the face and jaws. He also has hoofs of fine texture which will 

 wear well, and his joints are less subject to bony diseases. 



Fig. 164. — A grand champion draft gelding. Master, an imported Clydesdale 

 gelding, grand champion at the 1922 International Show. Exhibited by the National 

 Biscuit Company of New York. Note the style and quality of this gelding, the 

 correctly placed clean legs, sloping pasterns, and well-balanced conformation. 



The size of the head should be proportionate to the size of the 

 horse. A pony head is not the right sort for a draft horse, and a barrel 

 head indicates coarseness and lack of good breeding. Every line and 

 feature should be distinct; there should be a chiseled appearance that 

 indicates character, quality, and good breeding. Great width between 

 the eyes and a broad, full forehead show intelligence. The eyes should 

 be large, bright, clear, and very prominent, to insure good vision, for 



