THE BREEDS OF HORSES 



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resembles the Clydesdale in general appearance, but is 

 more massive, possessing shorter legs and a larger and 

 deeper body. The Belgian horse has a very compact 

 form, a full body with short rump and tail set low, and 

 clean legs. The Suffolk horse is not so large as the other 

 draft breeds, but is rather massive and noted for depth of 

 body. The legs are clean. 



Table Giving Name, Native Country, Height, Weight, 

 Uses and Color of Each of the Breeds of Draft 

 Horses 



The coach breeds. — The coach breeds owe their im- 

 provement, in part at least, to the light breeds, particu- 

 larly the Thoroughbred, which was used more or less in 

 the formation of each of the coach breeds. Since the 

 coach breeds are useful for stylish action and heavy coach 

 work they each possess many characters in common, but 

 a detail consideration reveals great variation. Thus the 

 Hackneycoach horse is a rather small, symmetrical animal 

 with intelligent head, neat neck, strong level back, power- 



