THE TYPES AND CLASSES 



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138. The show type (Fig. 52). — So far as speed and 

 power are concerned, show horse requirements are inter- 

 mediate. It is the manner in which he moves and the 



Fig. 52. — The show horse type. 



appearance he makes while going rather than the pace or 

 the weight of the load which counts. 



These features are best obtained in a horse of a close and 

 full-made form viewed from the side and end, respectively, 

 because such a one possesses the rotundity and smoothness 



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