MARKET CLASSES OF HORSES AND MULES 317 



requirement being high, stylish action combined with 

 beauty of form. The entire outline of the horse should 

 be carried out in easy, graceful curves, pleasing to the 

 eye. Cobs are the smallest of the carriage horse class, 

 standing from 14. 1 to 1 5.1 hands high and weighing from 

 900 to 1,150 pounds. This sub-class is of English origin. 

 Cobs are small horses of a stocky build with plenty of 

 quality, good length of neck, a neat head, and high action, 

 carrying the knees high and bringing the hocks well 

 under the body. 



Park horses possess much of the coach horse type in 

 that they possess symmetrical, well rounded bodies, an 

 abundance of quality and flashy action. As the name 

 indicates, they are strictly dress horses. They must be 

 well trained, as they are often hitched tandem to a gig. 

 Park horses stand from 15 to 15.2 hands high and weigh 

 from 1,000 to 1,150 pounds. Cab horses are of much the 

 same type as coach horses, except that they are of a 

 lower grade, in fact many discarded coach horses are 

 iold for cab use. The principal quality sought is sym- 

 metry of form combined with endurance. Cab horses 

 stand from 15.2 to 16.1 hands high and weigh from 1,050 

 to 1,200 pounds. 



Road horses. — This class embraces the lighter weights 

 of harness horses which are commonly spoken of as 

 drivers or "light harness" horses. They are lithe in build 

 and more angular in form than those of the carriage 

 class. The use to which they are put demands that they 

 be able to cover distance in the quickest possible time 

 without fatigue. Performance is the principal quality 

 sought, but a good 'conformation is almost as desirable. 

 Road horses stand 14.3 to 16 hands high and weigh from 

 900 to 1,150 pounds. This class consists of roadsters 

 and runabout horses. 



The roadster lacks the symmetry of form and the finish 

 of the carriage horse. The body is more angular, the 

 croup is more drooping and the width not so well carried 



