HORSES OF II 



HARNESS TYPE 



159 



stand about 16 hands high and weigh from 1,200 to 1,400 

 pounds. These horses are much like other typical carriage; 

 horses in style and appearance, though their action is not 

 so high and short as the Hackney. 



Fig. 87. German Coach Horse. (Courtesy American Agriculturist.) 



The German Coach horse originated in northwestern 

 Germany, in the Oldenburg and Hanover provinces. This 

 is the largest of the heavy harness breeds, standing from 

 16 to 16i/o hands, and the stallions frequently weighing 

 about 1,500 pounds. Bay, brown, or black are the common 

 colors, especially the two former. This is a breed of some 

 grossness, being heavy of bone and joint, and lacking in 

 action, as compared with the Hackney. Horses of this 

 breed are not popular in America. 



