l68 MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



ized and a stud book established, of which two volumes 

 have been published, the last dated 1891, thus showing 

 the lack of interest in recent years. Both Cleveland Bay 

 and Yorkshire Coach are recorded in the American Cleve- 

 land Bay Stud Book. 



Criticisms of the Cleveland Bay. — As with the German 

 Coach, this breed lacks the general symmetry of form 

 and the stylish carriage so essential to coach horses in 

 America. The Cleveland Bay is rather upstanding, with 

 long legs, which are often deficient in quality. The head 

 is often plain and often lacking in quality. The rear ribs 

 are frequently deficient in length, giving the body a rangy 

 appearance ; the action, one of the most important charac- 

 teristics of a coach horse, is not stylish and lacks in ani- 

 mation. 



