HORSES 



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breeds of carriage horses are the French Coach ; Ger- 

 man Coach ; and English Coach, such as the Hackney 

 and Cleveland Bay. The principal breeds of draft 

 horses are the Percheron from France, the Belgian from 

 Belgium, and the 

 Shire, Clydesdale, 

 and Suffold Punch 

 from Great Britain. 



Length of service. 

 - Horses are old 

 enough to be useful 

 at the age of three 

 years; and if well 

 cared for, they will 

 continue to be of 

 service until they are twenty or more years old. When 

 they reach the working age, they are broken or put 

 through a course of training which fits them for the 

 work they must do. 



The mule, which is a cross between the horse and 

 the donkey, is used as a draft animal. It is able to 

 pull very heavy loads and endure other hard conditions 

 of life. 



DRAFT HORSE 



QUESTIONS 



1. What animals are used for power purposes? 



2. What qualities make the horse so valuable as a draft 

 animal ? 



3. What are the four general classes of horses? 



B. AND D. AC. 14 



