COACH BREEDS 



Fig. 24. — Suffolk horse. 



These horses are uniformly chestnut in color and breed 

 very true to type, which makes them valuable for pur- 

 poses of grading. The males weigh from 1900 to 2000 

 pounds, and the females about 1600 to 1700 pounds, at 

 mature weight. 



THE HACKNEY HORSE 



Coach Breeds. — The Hackneys belong to the coach or 

 carriage horses, which include three other types ; French 

 Coach, German Coach, and Cleveland Bay. 



History. — Hackneys are heavy harness horses, in which 

 beauty and attractiveness of action are combined with 

 strength and symmetry of body. They originated in 

 Yorkshire, England, where as early as 1800 they were bred 

 for trotting purposes. In early Hackney pedigrees there 



