148 JUDGING LIGHT HORSES 



perament, and finish. The form of the light harness 

 horse should show all indications of speed and roadster 

 qualifications, yet maintain the desired style, endurance 

 and finish to a degree depending on the use made of the 

 animal. This necessitates an animal with a more rangy, 

 yet reasonably close-made form than in the heavy har- 

 ness group or type. The head should be medium in 

 size, broad between the eyes and clearly defined, showing 

 ample intelligence, as this is very much desired in horses 



Fig. b'i. — The light harness type. 



used for light harness purposes. The shoulders should 

 be long and oblique, the back short, the underline long, 

 the animal closely coupled, but with more depth of body 

 in comparison to width, than in the heavy harness group. 

 A close, full-made form impedes free action and the 

 ability to walk and trot at well-balanced, uniform gaits. 

 While the walk is an important gait, a large amount of the 

 work of the light harness group is performed at the trot, 

 and this gait therefore should be given chief consideration, 

 except in animals which are specially characterized by the 

 pacing gait. 



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