1 64 A GUIDE FOR THE STUDY OF ANIMALS 



2. Coach: generally lighter than the Hackney, with 

 longer legs and long stride ; height, i6 hands ; weight, 

 1300 pounds. 



3. Cleveland bay : averaging \6\ hands in height, 

 1350 pounds in weight, high, broad hips, strong action, and 

 bay color. 



C. The roadster type is long and lean of limb and 

 body, and averages about iioo pounds in weight. 



Varieties : — 



1. Thoroughbred : of small head, long neck, level back, 

 of variable color, i4^-i6| hands high, about 1000 pounds 

 in weight. 



2. American saddle : an American production ; not a 

 distinct breed, but a roadster of high quality. 



3. American trotter: a superior type of good speed. 

 The off forefoot and the nigh hind foot act together, the 

 nigh fore and the off hind feet together, giving a two-beat 

 gait. 



4. Pacer : similar to the trotter, but using both off feet 

 and both nigh feet together, giving a swinging gait. 



The horse is very similar to man in its physical and 

 mental character, being subject to the same ailments and 

 treatment and having the same impulses of affection, 

 hatred, fear, jealousy, obedience, willfulness, memory, 

 and perhaps reason. It is of all animals most careful in 

 its eating and drinking; because its stomach is small, 

 the food should not be bulky but concentrated, grain 

 forming a goodly portion of the ration. 



Perhaps the most important point in the structure of 

 the horse is the form of the leg and foot. The shoulder 

 should slope slightly forward and the pastern joint, imme- 

 diately above the hoof, slightly backward. The hips, or 



