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doing his work at the trot. He is on the Hne between the 

 work horse and the heavy harness horse divisions so far 

 as his makeup is concerned, embracing some of the size 

 and substance of the draft horse with more of the shape 

 and finish of the heavy harness horse (Fig. 56) . Expressers 

 vary in weight from 1250 to 1500 pounds and are some- 

 times subclassified into light and heavy delivery. 



150. The feeder. — Any thin horse bought for the 

 purpose of fattening may be properly termed a feeder, 

 but as this practice is limited to horses in the work division, 

 the typical feeder belongs to the draft class or one of its 

 subclasses. 



Heavy Harness Division 



These horses conform to the show type and include the 

 coach horse, the park horse, the cob and the runabout 

 horse. 



151. The coach horse. — A horse of sufficient size and 

 substance to pull a brougham or road coach (Fig. 57) , yet 

 possessing enough quality, style and action to make a 

 good appearance. Twelve himdred pounds weight, sixteen 

 hands height, is standard size. They are required to make 

 a good show while going about an eight-mile pace, and 

 be well enough mannered to go anywhere through city 

 traffic or stand in pose for long waits. Coach horses 

 are put to the brougham, laudau or, as wheelers 

 especially, to the park drag or road coach, singly, in pairs, 

 unicorn (three), four, or five when cock horse is used. 



152. The park horse is the most typical representative 

 of the show type. He should be able to go, flashily, a^ 

 pace of twelve miles an hour with a most extravagant 

 flexion of knees and hocks. Park horses are driven singly, 

 in pairs and fours, put to the gig, the Sayler wagon, demi- 



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