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show jack should be black with white marking, 15.2 to 16 

 hands tall, standard measure, and weigh from 950 to 1,200 

 pounds. He should have good length of body, good straight 

 back (or nearly so), well sprung rib, good underline and 

 good heart and flank measure, which should be about equal. 

 He should have a good set of legs and feet; the foreleg 

 should be large in the arm and taper gradually to the foot, 

 and the hind legs should be wide and strong in the stifle, 

 also tapering to the foot, with wide flat hock and wide flat 

 bone from hock to ankle. The jack should have a good 

 long neck, well set in the shoulders and upward inclined 

 so he can get his head up like a high-styled horse. The 

 head should be long and bony with good eye bones and good 

 heavy jaw. The head should be straight or a little Roman. 

 The ears should be long, thin and keen, well set on the 

 head, and should be held up with style and vim. The jack 

 should have good action at the walk and trot, carrying his 

 feet well under the body and carrying the head high. He 

 should step along the same in the trot as in the walk." 

 Hooper and Anderson give the measurements of a "splendid 

 jack," which are in keeping with the above description. 

 This is a six-year old, weighing 1,155 pounds, standing 15 

 hands I14 inches, that has won many championships in 

 Kentucky, and sold for $1,800. He is slightly calf-kneed 

 and crooked in the hocks. 



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The Catalonian jack is a breed from Catalonia, in north- 

 eastern Spain. It is a black or brown breed, the former 

 color predominating, with light points at muzzle, eyes and 

 belly. The average height is about 15 hands, although a 



