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MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



registered in the Cleveland Bay Stud Book by the Cleve- 

 land Bay Society of America. 



The Yorkshire Coach horse is an offshoot of the Cleve- 

 land Bay, but it has been recognized as a distinct variety 

 for over a century in England. It is designated as an 

 improved Cleveland, free use having been made of Thor- 

 oughbred blood. As to the origin and characteristics of 

 the Yorkshire Coach horse, the Yorkshire Stud Book, 



published in 1887, 

 states that it can- 

 not be claimed for 

 the Yorkshire 



Coach horse, that 

 he is a pure-bred 

 animal, but that on 

 the contrary, by 

 the judicious cross- 

 ing of large-sized, 

 good-colored mares 

 with stallions, alto- 

 gether or nearly 

 Thoroughbred, a 

 class of horses has 

 been produced 

 suited to the wants and circumstances of the times. 

 By universal consent, the color should be bay or brown, 

 with black eyes; mane and tail, abundant but not curly; 

 the height, from 16 hands to 16 hands 2 inches, with fine 

 head, sloping shoulders, strong loins, and lengthy quar- 

 ters, high-stepping action, good sound feet, flat legs, and 

 abundance of bone and muscle. 



From the early records it would seem that much was 

 made of the speed, power and endurance of these horses, 

 as Dreadnought, by Old Clothier, won a trotting match 

 for £100, carrying 124 pounds 16 miles within 

 an hour; Plato, the brother of Wonderful, the noted 

 premium winner at the Ripon show in 1819, trotted 18 



Fig. 92. — Cleveland Bay Stallion 



