Suffolk stallion, RENDESHAM CUPBEARER. 

 cultural Society Show, 1899. 



First at the Royal Agri- 



DESCRIPTION OF THE SUFFOLK PUNCH HORSE. 



THIS 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. Consider- 

 ing the average weight of the breed they show an unusual amount of this 

 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 dur- 

 able texture are among their common attributes. They have a well estab- 

 lished 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 massiveness. 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 over- 

 looked by the judge in the show ring. 



