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MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



The breeds of jacks. — The seve-ral breeds of jackr vary 

 in conformation and size, though the differenct ,.not 



so marked as in horses. The variations in jacks are 

 brought about by the same condition as in the hor. ^. The 

 Andalusian jack is of medium size, with excellent bont 

 possessing much substance; the Maltese jack is of small 

 size, with rather fine bone and perhaps too much general 

 refinement; the Catalonian jack is of large size, possess- 

 ing unusual style, beauty and action; the Majorca jack 

 is the largest, standing a hand higher than the Catalonian, 

 but the animal is sluggish in action ; the Italian jack is 

 the smallest, though well proportioned and possessing 

 good quality; while the Poitou jack is of medium size, 

 possessing large bone of much substance. 



Table Giving Naaie, Native Country, Height, Use ani 

 Color of the Breeds of Jacks 



Mule and hinny. — The mule is not a true breed, as 



•often considered, but is a hybrid, as is the hinny. The 



mule is the product of a cross between a jack and a mare, 



