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JUDGING LIGHT HORSES 



is exemplified in the extreme speed attained by specimens 

 of the breed. Although unusually refined and possessing 

 striking quaUty characteristics, the Thoroughbred is rangy, 

 with a long body, long legs, and comparatively long neck. 

 These are all conducive to a long stride, which is so necessary 

 in the running horse. The best representatives of the breed 



Fig. 60. — Combination horse. 



average about 15-2 hands high and range from 900 to 1050 

 pounds. 



The color is bay, chestnut, brown, black, and gray with 

 white markings. The former colors are the most character- 

 istic, blacks and grays not being in demand. Compared 

 with the Standardbred trotter and pacer, the Thoroughbred 

 is more rangy, having more sloping pasterns, finer bone, 

 sometimes extreme and smaller feet of unusually fine texture. 

 The withers are usually high, the shoulders are rather long 



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