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Miscellaneous Horses 



Feeders are horses thin in flesh which are purchased to be put in 

 condition and resold. They may belong to any of the above classes, 

 but the practice is more generally applied to draft horses, chunks, and 

 wagon horses. The old adage, "a little fat covers a multitude of 

 defects," is still true; the value of flesh when put on thin horses can 

 hardly be appreciated, unless one has seen them fleshed and placed 

 again on the market. 



Range horses. — During certain seasons of the year, there may be 

 found on the mafket horses bred and reared on the range, commonly 

 known as "range horses." They are divided into two general classes, 

 light and heavy^ according to the predominance of light or draft horse 



Fig. 190.— Cavalry horse. 



blood. For the sale ring, each of these classes is divided into carlots 

 as follows: "colts," meaning weanlings; "ones," the yearlings; "twos," 

 the two-year-olds; "dry stuff," the three-year-olds and over, those not 

 suckling foals; and "mares and colts," the brood mares with foals at 

 foot. In the auction ring, the price is stated per head and the buyer 

 takes the entire lot. Most of the range horses find their way to the 

 country, where they are usually broken; when educated, they may be 

 returned to the market and may fill the demand for some of the com- 

 mercial classes. 



Ponies of various grades and breeding are frequently found on the 

 market, and are usually bought for the use of children and ladies. The 

 characteristics distinguishing ponies from horses are not easily de- 

 scribed. The principal distinguishing feature is that of height, a pony 



