CHAPTER XI. 



JUDGING HORSES OF HEAVY HARNESS TYPE. 



THE heavy harness type of horse is also commonly re- 

 ferred to as the coach or carriage horse. This type is more 

 particularly classified on the basis of size, conformation 

 and action, rather than on breed lines. For example, we 

 have certain breeds, such as the Hackney, French Coach, 

 and German Coach, that are recognized as belonging to 

 the heavy harness class. Nevertheless we find within these 

 breeds types that may be classified otherwise. So also 

 among horses of light harness breeding, fine examples of 

 heavy harness type may be found. In fact some of the 

 most beautiful examples of heavy harness horses have been 



Fig. 80. "A horse with most of the essentials of light harness type, but 

 with more weight and smoothness of conformation, and more stately knee 

 and hock action." (Courtesy Mr. S. L. Howe, British Columbia.) 



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