46 HORSE-BREEDING FOR FARMERS CHAP. 
Feight—16,.2 hands. 
Colour—The most fashionable colour is dark 
dappled brown, but all colours are found, from 
blacks, browns, bays, to the less-liked greys and the 
hated chestnuts and roans. In later times white 
markings have become so common as to be regarded 
as a sign of pure breeding. 
Action. —“In walking the horse should, if 
approaching you, come with his head well carried 
and with an apparently measured stride, lifting his 
feet well off the ground and placing them down 
again, regularly, evenly, and with apparent delibera- 
tion.” 
His hind and fore action should correspond—his 
hind feet should be brought forward with flexing 
hocks as deliberately as the fore feet. The hocks 
must not turn out in moving forward. 
His trotting action should be clean, and high 
enough to enable the inside of the foot to be seen as 
he lifts it. 
" Constitution—Healthy. The Clydesdale is perhaps 
the most water-proof of all breeds, standing wet 
weather admirably. 
The prices that Clydesdalés fetch if they are 
sound and well-bred are very remunerative. As 
much as 1000 guineas has been given for a mare 
and foal, and for entire horses from 600 to 1500 
guineas. 
A word as to some other cart horse breeds before 
turning to other classes. There is no doubt that the 
Suffolk Punches have been very much improved 
owing to the pains taken with them by several 
enterprising breeders with a view to eliminating their 
