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within the confines of one county, descending exclusively 

 from an individual foundation sire, and having been bred 

 primarily for agricultural purposes, this breed is of excep- 

 tionally uniform type (Fig. 75) . The most striking features 

 are the invariable chestnut color and the "punch" form, 

 i.e. a low set, full, round, compact, massive body. They 

 have fajrly fine, intelligent heads, rather full crested necks, 

 corresponding to their ample bodies, and clean legs, devoid 

 of feather. All shades of chestnut are encountered; 

 flaxen manes and tails are not unusual but white markings 

 are. 



Suffolks, while they never have been regarded as a heavy 

 draft breed, are quite frequently not up to draft weight. 

 The punch bodies and clean legs are sometimes overdone, 

 giving the effect of too fine bone under a large superstruc- 

 ture. 



172. The Hackney. — The antecedents of modern 

 Hackneys were a race of stoutly made trotters possessed 

 of the stamina requisite to the performance of seventeen 

 miles per hour, and they were up to any weight. They 

 represented a Thoroughbred top cross on a common 

 base, the trotting proclivities, in this instance, being 

 alleged to come from the Friesland trotter blood in the 

 dams. This stock was later made the basis of selection 

 to harness requirements, and so faithfully were selec- 

 tions made and requirements met that the Hackney is 

 to-day the heavy harness horse par excellence. The typical 

 representative (Fig. 76) was formerly a low set horse, very 

 close and full made, and therefore weighing more than his 

 height would indicate. Greater favor is now expressed 

 for a more upstanding, finer individual. However, 

 Hackneys rarely exceed 15-3 in height. The form is 

 harnessy in the extreme, being especially rotund, the head 



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