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FARMER'S CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK 



"The artillery horse is required for 

 quick draft purpose, and should move 

 the carriage ordinarily by weight thrown 

 into the collar rather than by muscular 

 exertion. The animal must be sound, 

 without blemish or defect, well bred, of a 

 kind disposition, and free from vicious 

 habits, a square trotter; well broken to 

 harness, and gentle under the saddle, 

 with easy mouth and gait, and with free, 

 prompt action at the walk, trot and gal- 

 lop." The price paid for these horses 

 is usually not sufficient to tempt the 

 farmer to raise them. 



The saddle horse ranges from 15.1 to 

 15.3 hands in height, and 1,000 to 1,150 

 pounds in weight. The light, low type 

 is called ladies' saddler or ladies' hack. 

 The type may correspond to the Ameri- 



sional call for polo ponies, fire horses, 

 police horses, ponies, broncos, chunks, 

 general purpose horses and southern hor- 

 ses. It will not pay the farmer to raise 

 horses specifically for this trade. 



American carriage horse — The follow- 

 ing proposed classification for American 

 carriage horses, was drawn up by the 

 U. S. Deparment of Agriculture, in co- 

 operation with the American Association 

 of Trotting Horse Breeders. The object 

 of this movement is to further the work 

 which the department is doing in breed- 

 ing carriage horses from an American 

 foundation, and the interesting of state 

 fair associations in the proposition so 

 that farmers may be educated to know 

 the type desired. 



The type desired for the American 



Fig. 219- 



:iH'IIKRON STALLIONS READY FOR THE SHOW RING 



can Saddle horse, described under breeds, 

 or may come of driving stock. To bring 

 good prices they must be trained in the 

 saddle gaits. 



The hunter i g i n considerable demand. 

 The blood utilized in the production of 

 this type has already been described. 



The cavalry horse sometimes comes 

 in demand by the government. The fol- 

 lowing are the United States army re- 

 quirements regarding this horse. 



"The cavalry horse must be sound 

 and well bred; gentle under the saddle; 

 free from vicious habits; with free and 

 prompt action at the walk, trot, and 

 gallop; without blemish or defect; of a 

 kind disposition; with easy mouth and 

 gait." This and various other demands 

 may be met by the ordinary supply of 

 classed horses. Thus, there is an occa- 



carriago horse is as follows: Not under 

 15 hands for mature horses; smooth, 

 compact and symmetrical conformation; 

 neck of good length, inclined naturally 

 to arch; sloping shoulders; well set legs 

 of medium length; sloping pasterns and 

 good feet ; short strong back ; well sprung 

 ribs, well ribbed up to coupling; smooth 

 loins; full flanks; straight croup with 

 well set tail; full, round buttocks. 



Classes open only to horses of Ameri- 

 can blood. Stallions in classes 1 to 5 in- 

 clusive must be registered either in the 

 American Trotting Register as standard ; 

 in the American Morgan Register or the 

 American Saddle Horse Register, and 

 certificate of such registry must be 

 shown in the ring if required. 



Entries in all classes for mares, entries 

 as get of sire in Class 5 and produce 



