3l6 MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



not very liberal buyers and consequently get a cheaper 

 grade of horses. There are exceptions to this, however, 

 as some large department stores use their deliveries as 

 an advertisement and buy very choice horses. The con- 

 formation of the delivery horse is practically the same as 

 the express horse, except that they are not quite so large, 

 standing 15 to 16 hands high and weighing 1,100 to 1,400 

 pounds. 



Carriage horses. — As the name implies, this class of 

 horses is used on the various heavyweight vehicles, and 

 is often referred to as the "heavy harness" class. The 



FIG. 150.— COACH HORSES OF STYLISH ACTION 



animals of this class are plump, full, smoothly turned, 

 high headed and stylish, with an unusual amount of 

 quality. They must possess high, stylish action, with 

 a fair amount of speed. Carriage horses vary much in 

 height and weight, according to the sub-class to which 

 they belong. They stand 14. i to 16.1 hands high and 

 weigh from 900 to 1,250 pounds. This class is composed 

 of coach horses, cobs, park horses and cab horses. 



The coach horse is the largest of the carriage horse 

 class, standing 15.1 to 16. i hands high and weighing from 

 1,100 to 1,250 pounds. Weight, however, is not so im- 

 portant as with draft and wagon horses, the principal 



