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ground and are strongly and actively raised to the knee, while the hock 



is carried forward under the body with 

 much grace, strength, and action." 



The German Coach. This breed 

 from Germany is not very well estab- 

 lished as to type. There are four 

 types, in fact, depending largely on 

 the special use of the horse. In Ger- 

 many many horses of this breed are 

 used as saddle horses. It also makes 

 a good general purpose horse for farm 

 work. Its color is bay, brown, or 

 black. It has a longer neck and longer 

 legs than the hackney. There are 

 comparatively few representatives of 

 the breed in America. 

 jjif'*' The Fre n c h Coach is similar to the 



German coach horse. It has a long 



FIG. 1 87. -English Hackney. str ide with good knee action. The 

 French race tracks are 2! miles in length, and the horses are speeded 

 on sod so as to develop the action most desired in a carriage horse. 

 The colors vary, but are usually sorrel, black, bay, or brown. 



The Cleveland Bay is bred in the county of York in England. It has 

 not been considered much of a success in America. The breed is the 

 largest of the coach horses. Although it is a good roadster, it does not 

 have the fine action that other coach breeds possess. This breed is 

 always bay in color with black legs. It may have a white star in the 

 forehead. 



The families are named from the stallions from which they origi- 

 nated. 



