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MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



color is exceptionally uniform, and it is generally some 

 shade of chestnut, as the breeders have adhered almost 

 from the beginning to this color. 



The head is of medium size, clean cut, with small ears, 

 full forehead and a nose that tends to Roman form, which 

 has been rather characteristic of the breed. The jaws are 

 strong, with cheeks deep and full. The neck is short and 



FIG. lis.— SUFFOLK STALLION 



full. It is often arched, particularly in the case of 

 stallions, and sometimes joins the head a bit heavy or 

 thick, but at the shoulders, as a rule, it is well connected. 

 The shoulders are of good length and powerfully sup- 

 ported. The body of the Suffolk is one of its notable fea- 

 tures ; the chest is deep and wide ; the ribs are well sprung 

 and deep, especially near the fjank, giving a short-coupled 

 and compact barrel. This undoubtedly contributes to the 

 strength of the statement that the Suffolk is an easy 

 keeper and possessed of unusual endurance. The rump 



