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generally walk away from any opponents, 

 and the stiffer the soil the more they show 

 their superiority. The Clydesdale's strongest 

 points in comparison with other cart-horse 

 hreeds are his legs and feet, which are almost 

 invariably sound and strong. Eor work in a 

 hilly country, and especially in the steep 

 stone-pitched streets so often found in our 

 northern towns, a pastern more slanting than 

 is usually required in a cart-horse is desirable ; 

 otherwise a sufficient grip of the ground is 

 difficult to obtain. The usual colour for the 

 Clydesdale is either a dark brown or black, 

 with white blaze and stockings, a rich 

 dappled brown being a very favourite colour. 

 The Suffolk Punch, an old-established 

 breed of much merit, is now more rarely 

 met Math than either the Shire or Clydesdale, 

 though of late years there has been a con- 

 siderable revival in this handsome and useful 

 cart-horse. The Suffolk is a long, low, 

 good-barrelled horse, almost invariably of 



