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and sloping, and the head carried forward rather than 

 upward. The hindquarters are long, strongly muscled, and 

 the gaskins broad, with a strong junction at the hock. 

 Because of the special purpose for which the Thoroughbred 

 has been developed, it is used almost solely for breeding and 

 racing purposes in its pure-bred form, the temperament being 



Fig. 61. — Walk-trot-canter saddle mare. 



too nervous and erratic for general use. Pure specimens of 

 the- breed are used otherwise for crossing to obtain various 

 classes of horses, such as the walk-trot-canter, hunter, and 

 cavalry horse. 



Combination Horse. — ^The combination horse possesses 

 both saddle and light harness attainments. However, such 

 animals are often better naturally developed or trained for 

 purpose than the other. The combination horse is 

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