CHAPTER X. 



JUDGING HORSES OP LIGHT HARNESS TYPE. 



In the discussion of the draft horse in the preceding 

 pages, many things are considered in some detail, that have 

 a general application to all types of horses, and need not 

 he taken up again. Therefore, it is highly desirahle that 

 the reader first familiarize himself with the subject of 

 judging draft horses. Emphasis will be placed in the 

 following pages on those features that have special applica- 

 tion to the type under consideration. In comparison the 

 light harness horse is much smaller than the draft horse, 

 and is narrower and less inclined to fleshiness. He is bred 

 for speed and rapid gait, consequently he should not be 

 encumbered with unnecessary weight. The light harness 



Fig. 70. — "The light harness horse is much smaller than the draft 

 horse, and is narrower and less inclined to fleshiness." (Reproduced from 

 photoifraph by Schreiber & Sons.) 



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