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" Some years ago we used to get a great many- 

 horses from Upper Canada. These were Clydesdales^ 

 and would weigh from 1,400 to 1,000 pounds, but they 

 did not seem to answer the purpose ; as a general 

 thinof their feet were thin-shelled and flat, and beinor 

 heavy horses their feet would become sore and would 

 not stand the pavements. The French horses have 

 good feet and stand the pavements better than the 

 Clydesdales. That is the reason they sell better. The 

 Norman horses are the finest looking and most attrac- 

 tive ; have better action, are quicker-stepping horses, 

 and stand their work better than the Clydes. The 

 Norman horse brings a better price on the market. 



** The Clydesdales are heavy-boned, heavy-limbed horses, strong 

 in the shoulder, and strong-hipped. They are, however, short- ribbed, 

 slim-waisted and lack action. Comparatively few Clydesdales are 

 now brought to this market. Either they don't raise them, or don't 

 bring them to this market. The demand is largely for the Norman 

 horses. 



" I would advise the farmers and breeders who are breeding horses 

 to sell on the New York market for draft purposes to breed from the 

 French horses in preference to all others." 



OAKLEY & SMITH. 



of No. 160 East Twenty-fourth street, New York city, were seen. 

 Mr. Oakley said : 



" Our firm handles several thousand horses annually, and upward 

 of a thousand of them are heavy draft horses. We handle all kinds 

 of heavy horses, Clydesdales, English and Belgian, and the French 

 horses called Percherons or Normans. We handle rather more of 

 the Clydesdales than of the other breeds. We handle those horses 

 we can get the easiest. There is no greater demand for the Clydes- 

 dales than for other breeds. The Clydesdales are generally a little 

 short in the rib and light-waisted, but have good shoulders and 

 rumps. 



" I don't see much difference in the feet of the different breeds or 



