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hoof should be round. Inasmuch as the wall of the hoof grows out 

 from the coronet or hoof-head, the size and shape of the foot will depend 

 largely upon the size and shape of the hoof-head, which should there- 

 fore be large and round. A foot that is large on the ground and 

 cramped and small at the hoof-head has too much flare of the wall to 

 provide strength, and is not a good foot. The sole should be concave, 

 as this means strength. Flatness of sole is a common fault among 

 draft horses. The bars should be strong to insure agamst contraction 

 of the heels, and the frog should be large and elastic. The heels should 



Fig. 165. — The draft type. Big Jim, four times grand champion draft gelding 

 at the International. J. H. S. Johnstone, of the Live Stock World, wrote the follow- 

 ing regarding Big Jim when announcing his death in 1910: "There never was a 

 prouder stepper in harness, and there never was a big one that held himself together 

 and went at his work in a more sprightly manner. His size was immense — 2,385 

 pounds — and not one of his competitors ever approached him in that regard. Per- 

 sonally I do not expect to see his like again." 



be very wide and fairly high, and the fore feet should be symmetrically 

 made and uniform in size and shape. The position of the feet and legs 

 should be as described in Chapter XXIX. 



The ribs should be well sprung and deep, giving a wide, deep body. 

 Such a conformation provides a strong middle-piece, gives the neces- 

 sary weight to the animal, and indicates good digestive capacity, as 



