128 JUDGING DRAFT HORSES 



temperament and more characteristic action would make the 

 breed much more popular. When crossed on lighter breeds 

 the Shire imparts unusual size and substance not usually 

 obtained from other breeds. 



Suffolk. The Suffolk is a native of Suffolk County, 

 England. While the breed has been introduced in America 

 to some extent, it has never become popular. Information 

 concerning the breed is more interesting from an authorita- 



FIG. 39. Suffolk stallion. 



tive standpoint. The color of the Suffolk is characteristic. 

 Chestnut of some shade with very little white accompanying 

 it is an established breed attribute. The mane and tail 

 are often light or flaxen. The breed is not typical of the 

 true draft type, as it often lacks in scale and is inclined to be 

 light in bone. The head is of medium size, the ears rather 

 small and erect, and the nose slightly inclined to be Roman. 

 The neck is comparatively short, the body fair in depth, and 

 the hindquarters only medium in development of muscle. 

 The bone is clean and the legs free from feather, this being a 



