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LIVE-STOCK JUDGING 



So much has been made of the two ends of the Saddle 

 horse that they are sometimes deficient in the middle, 

 being both low in the back and short in the rib, while the 

 quality by which they are characterized may be had at 

 such a sacrifice of substance as to render them too fine. 



Fig. 82. — A Shetland stallion. 



The model and show idea may be allowed to detract from 

 serviceability. Too light, washy colors are sometimes 

 encountered. 



17.8. The Shetland. — This is the smallest of the equine 

 breeds, a standard of 42 inches and a limit of 46 inches, in 

 excess of which they cannot qualify for registration, hav- 

 ing been established (Fig. 82) . Shetland ponies are used 

 to pack peat, the universal fuel used by the native crofters 



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