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of body, and are free from long hair. The feet tend to be 

 small, and lacking in fulness at hoof-head and heel, 

 though these deficiencies are being gradually reduced. 

 The Belgian is notable among draft horses for its activity, 

 and the ability to move freely at a trot. Horses of this breed 

 have been raised in Belgium in close touch with the family 

 and so are very docile and easily handled. 



The Clydesdale horse is named after the Clyde district 

 in southwestern Scotland, where this horse has been known 

 since about 1715. The Clydesdale is a medium sized draft 

 animal, the mature stallions weighing 1,800 to 2,000 pounds, 

 the mares 1,600 to 1,700. A height of about 161/2 hands 

 meets with approval. The color is usually a bay or brown, 

 with white on the face and on the legs below knee and hock. 



Fig. 67. — Clydesdale stallion "Bonnie Buehlyvie." (From a Scotch 

 photoeraph.) 



