CHAPTER II 
THE HEAVY-HARNESS BREEDS OF HORSES 
Tue form peculiar to all heavy-harness horses is close 
and full made, with a high degree of finish and a stylish, 
flashy way of going, characterized by extreme knee and 
hock action. He is the horse of fashion, utilized for show 
and park purposes almost exclusively. 
The term “heavy harness” applied to horses is fre- 
quently misunderstood and horses so designated are com- 
monly confused with drafters. The origin of the term is 
clear if three divisions of horses are recognized — work, har- 
ness and saddle. Harness horses are further subdivided 
into heavy and light according to the style of vehicle to 
which they are put and the consequent weight of leather 
which they are required to wear. 
Hackney Horse. Plate III. Fig. 9. 
By John A. Craig 
43. The present-day Hackney is a harness horse 
breed. Among the early English writers on subjects 
relating to the horse, the word “ hackney ” was appar- 
ently used frequently as a synonym for roadster. The 
word occurs in the earliest English, but its meaning, or 
rather the class of horse that it was applied to, is not 
made clear. Mr. Euren, the secretary of the English 
Hackney Horse Society, states that the Normans, at the 
time of their invasion, introduced the word haquenée or 
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