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phases. Prior to the introduction of the automobile, coach 

 horses with action of the above type, arrayed in heavy har- 

 ness, attached to a showy and heavy coach or carriage, was 

 a common sight in and about every important city in 

 Europe and America. Such horses are now infrequent, 

 though they are still to be seen at the horse shows to some 

 extent, exhibited by a limited clientage of interested horse- 

 men. 



The Park horse is a coach horse of the smaller class, in 

 which is found typical heavy harness conformation and a 

 very flashy style of action. This sub-class represents the 

 finest of the smaller coach horses, weighing 1,000 to 1,150 

 pounds, and standing from 15 to 15% hands high. The 

 action of the Park horse should be extremely high, with the 

 best of balance, and the limbs moving in perfect rhythm. 

 Such horses are uncommon, and in times past have been in 

 strong demand. Park horses are commonly driven singly, 

 or in pairs, and occasionally in fours. They are attached 

 to light pleasure vehicles, such as phaetons, gigs, park drags 

 and Victorias. 



The Cob horse is a small, compact animal, a sub-class of 

 heavy harness type, just a degree too large to be classed as 

 a pony. His full, compact form has come to be known as 

 "cobby," which term expresses his general conformation. 

 He stands from 14^4 to 15^4 hands high, and weighs 900 

 to 1,100 pounds. The Cob has a very smart gait, with high 

 action and a fair amount of reach. In England and "Wales 

 one sees many of these horses, especially "Welch Cobs, that 

 show great speed and endurance on country roads. They 

 are commonly hitched singly to comparatively heavy carts, 

 which they draw with apparent ease. They are also used 

 on light broughams or phaetons. 



The Runabout horse combines features of conformation 

 of a small, heavy harness horse, with more of the action of 

 the light harness horse. In fact he is classed by some 

 authorities as a light harness horse, and by others as a 

 heavy harness type. This horse stands from 14% to 



