JUDGING HORSES OF LIGHT HARNESS TYPE 133 



The general form of the light harness horse should be 

 comparatively long, narrow and deep, with a muscular 

 appearance, and a tendency to angularity. The muscles 

 and joints incline to prominence, and the ribs are more or 



Fig. 71. "A horse of this type, with thickness of form, could not be 



exported to produce the greatest speed." 



less noticeable. A horse of this type with thickness of form, 

 could not be expected to produce the greatest speed. 



The quality of the light harness horse is shown in the 

 general refinement of parts, the head and limbs being small, 

 and free from coarseness. The lines of the head are well 

 defined, the ears small and thin, the skin is also thin, and 

 the hair fine and silky. The bone is comparatively small, 

 and the joints are quite lean. The leanness of leg enables 

 one often to see the tendons very easily. The appearance 



