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and this horse therefore often appears light of middle 

 or short of rib, and consequently somewhat upstanding. 

 The criticism which this lack of massiveness has caused, 

 is resulting in substantial breed improvement in this regard. 

 The Shire horse is an English breed of much the same 

 general character as the Clydesdale. It has been bred for 



Fig. 69.- 



-"The round, fuU form of body gave this horse in its native 

 home the name of Suffolk Punch." 



many years in England, and is as popular with the English 

 as the Clydesdale is with the Scotch. The Shire has hairy 

 legs like the Clyde. The color is usually bay or brown, with 

 white markings, as with the Clydesdale. However, black, 

 roan, chestnut or gray are not unusual colors. The Shire 

 is a larger and more massive breed than the Clydesdale, 

 with wider back and deeper, heavier body. In this breed 

 we find our heaviest draft horse, with stallions weighing 



