Suffolk stallion, RENDKSHAM CUPBEARER. First at the Royal Agricul- 

 tural Society Show, 1899. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE SUFFOLK PUNCH HORSE 



VHIS BRITISH breed of draft horses is exceptionally uniform in type, owing to 

 the fact that they have been long established and have been carefully bred 

 for this feature. They are chestnut in color and the best representatives in form 

 show a type that is low set, short legged and deep bodied. Considering the average 

 weight of the breed they show an unusual amount of this to be due to the extreme 

 development of muscle. The bone is most frequently of a high quality and the 

 limbs clean cut in every feature, while feet of durable texture are among their 

 common attributes. They have a well established reputation for being docile in 

 temperament, easy keepers, steady when working, and activity is a leading 

 quality of the breed. Desirable weight is sometimes absent in its representatives 

 and frequently when this is ample it is secured by abnormal fatness rather than 

 by general massivencss. While the fact that their qualities, chiefly activity and 

 durability, especially adapt them for general farm work of lighter draft purposes 

 yet the importance of the other essential and draft qualities, especially weight 

 should not be overlooked by the judge in the show ring. 



