IMPROVED DOMESTIC BREEDS OF HORSES 13 



der, wiry, and active. Superfluous flesh is objectionable. Weight 

 enough to carry a rider or draw a light vehicle at speed is sufficient. 

 From 1 000 to 1 200 pounds weight is adequate to the require- 

 ments for the class. The prime requisite is great speed and en- 

 durance. 



In the coach class less speed and more weight are desirable. 

 Coach horses should be active and enduring enough to draw a 

 heavy carriage at speed, but must be larger, more compactly made 

 and smoother in appearance than the extreme speed type. This 

 class should show quality and finish and possess high attractive 

 action. 



Draft horses require heavy weight and compactness. They 

 must be powerfully muscled and low built. They are useful to 

 draw heavy loads at a walking pace, and therefore do not need 

 speed, which is sacrificed for power. 



Pony breeds are used mainly as toy horses, or children's play- 

 things. There are few places where larger horses would not be 

 preferable, and yet under certain conditions they have proved to 

 be superior to the heavier and more expensive types of horses. 

 They are often well adapted to subsist upon scanty food supplies, 

 which have greatly reduced their size. 



Bickmore's Gall Cure 



Bickmore's Gall Cure is an ointment for the cure of minor 

 wounds and sores upon animals. While we call it a Gall Cure, 

 its use is not confined to harness chafes and collar galls, as it is a 

 healing salve of great merit for any of the many hurts and sores 

 that all animal flesh falls heir to. Wire cuts are too frequent on 

 both horses and cows ; for them Bickmore's Gall Cure starts the 

 healing process promptly and quickly perfects a cure. Rope burns 

 are bad things to neglect and should be at once treated with Bick- 

 more's Gall Cure. A cure is guaranteed or the purchase price 

 will be refunded by the dealer. Sometimes a horse in a narrow 

 stall when getting up suddenly will hit his hip bone against the wall, 



Never whip a horse when he is trying to start a heavy load. Whipping 

 makes him nervous and discourages him. 



