THE TYPES AND CLASSES OF HORSES 



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Fig. 36. — "The neck of the draft horse should be of moderate length, 

 muscular, yet not too thick, slightly arched and neatly attached to head 

 and shoulders." (Courtesy Illinois University.) 



in the hauling of loads, and therefore should be thicker and 

 shorter than in the light harness or pleasure horse. Ex- 

 treme length is a weak muscular conformation, while too 

 short a neck does not allow sufQcient freedom in use, nor 

 ease in grazing. Thinness of neck is not consistent with 

 strong muscling, yet a very thick neck suggests fat rather 

 than muscle. A slight crest or arch of neck adds to the 

 symmetry of outline, but when heavy indicates a develop- 

 ment of undesirable fat. A ewe neck or slight downward 

 curve from a straight top line, is not popular, and suggests 

 a lack of muscular form. "The region of the neck," ac- 



