346 FARM ANIMALS 



This breed is characterized by its blocky build, with 

 the broadest back and the deepest barrel of any horse. 

 Its legs are short and have no long hair, its feet are 

 quite small for its s ze, and its movements are not very 

 active. The popular color is chestnut, but bays, 

 browns, and roans are frequent. The breed is gaining 

 in favor in the United States. 



The Suffolk. --This is a breed originating in Suffolk 

 County, England, and furnishes the heavy horses for 

 farm work in that country. It has been called the 

 Suffolk Paunch because of its paunchy body, but the 

 breed is not so large as the other breeds described. The 

 Suffolk has small ears, short legs with no superfluous 

 hair, and a deep body. Its color is always chestnut. 



Carriage Horses. - - The carriage, or coach, horse 

 is an English type from which the American trotter 

 has been developed. The ideal carriage horse must 

 be of good size, 15.3 to 16.2 hands high, weighing 1200 

 pounds and upwards. He must have a well-shaped 

 head on a long, well-arched neck. His action must be 

 free from paddling or rolling, yet show speed. The 

 (i) English Hackney, the (2) German Coach, and the 

 (3) Cleveland Bay are breeds more or less popular, but 

 horse, breeders in this country are fast developing a 

 distinctively American type of carriage horse which 

 possesses points superior to any of these well-known 

 breeds. 



The trotter, an American breed, has a small head, 

 long, sloping shoulders, rather long legs, hind ones 

 strong, smooth hoofs, and large nostrils. This horse 

 is bred largely for speed. (4) The Hambletonians, 

 Clays, and Morgans are the most popular of the trotting 

 families. 



