THE LIGHT-HARNESS BREEDS OF HORSES 93 
stronger-framed, fuller-muscled, of larger size, with control- 
lable disposition, so as to be easily rated, and of remarkable 
strength and durability. Of such is Sweet Marie. The 
most successful blend of these two types is Cresceus, both 
a speed marvel and a campaigner. A pen description 
of him would embody the attributes of the best 
type so far evolved. In general, such a horse should be 
about sixteen hands high, upstanding, well set up, and 
have that poise of body which horsemen refer to when 
they say a horse is ‘‘ above himself,” either standing or in 
action. The head, proportioned evenly with the other 
parts, is clean-cut and carried high. The neck has length 
and is muscular, making a noticeable crest in the stallion. 
The shoulder is deep, covered with muscle, and the chest 
is low and only moderately wide. The fore-leg is long 
from elbow to knee, and short from knee to fetlock. The 
knee is wide in front and sharp behind, and the tendon 
drops from there almost vertically to the pastern. The 
pasterns slope nicely, and the feet, both before and behind, 
are even in size, moderately large, and of a healthy, oily 
color. The back is well covered with muscle and is round- 
ing, and the swelling muscles of the loin cause it to rise 
slightly ; those of the hindquarters make the croup plump 
and the quarters full and deep. The leg is long from hip 
point to hock, and short from there to the pastern. The 
web of the hock is thin and the leg below decidedly fluted. 
The action should be clean, quick and frictionless. Above 
all, the disposition should be easily controllable, and yet 
ever ready to race with zest. Good weights are 900 
pounds for a mare and perhaps 1150 pounds for a stallion. 
The color is not fixed, but brown and bay are very common. 
102. Uses for racing. — The Standardbred trotter 
occupies a position about equally divided between pleas- 
