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pecially at the trot. Roan, chestnut, bay and brown are 

 the prevaihng colors, although black and gray occur. 



169. The Clydesdale.— The Clydesdale (Fig. 73) is 

 distinguished by a mechanical perfection in locomotory 

 apparatus which is not generally equaled by representa- 



FiG. 74. — A Shire stallion. 



tives of other draft breeds. The set of the legs, the 

 slope of the- pasterns, the quality of the bone, combined, 

 as it is, with ample substance, and the straight, free, 

 springy, yet powerful stride are most characteristic of this 

 breed. However, such a stride is impossible in a horse of 



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