3l8 MANAGEMENT AND BREEDING OF HORSES 



out, the thighs and quarters are not so deep or so well 

 rounded out with muscle, and the rear flank is more 

 tucked up, giving the general form of a greyhound. 

 Action, stamina and endurance are the principal require- 

 ments. The roadster stands from 15 to i6 hands high 

 and weighs from 900 to 1,150 pounds. 



The runabout horse occupies an intermediate place be- 

 tween the roadster and the cob. He is not so lithe in 

 build or so angular in conformation as the former, but is 

 lither and more angular than the latter. He lacks the long, 

 free open stride of the roadster, but is bolder, more 

 frictionless and straighter than the cob. Because of the 

 harness worn by the runabout horses, some authorities 

 class them as carriage horses, but on account of their 

 action, conformation and use, it seems more proper to 

 class them as road horses. Runabout horses are rather 

 short legged, standing from 14.3 -to 15.2 hands high and 

 weighing from 900 to 1,050 pounds. 



Saddle horses. — The requirements for saddle horses are 

 surefootedness, ease of carriage to the rider, good man- 

 ners and ease of control. The action should be free, 

 easy and frictionless, with no inclination to mix the gaits. 

 It need not be extremely high, but the horse should keep 

 his feet well under his body so that there will be little 

 danger of stumbling or falling in case he should slip. 

 The general form should be symmetrical and stylish. 

 The neck should be moderately long, as this insures ease 

 of handling and smoothness of carriage. In order to 

 carry weight the back should be short, level and closely 

 coupled, while the quarters should be straight and well 

 muscled. The saddle horse stands 14.3 to 16.1 hands 

 high and weighs 900 to 1,250 pounds. This class is com- 

 posed of the five-gaited saddler, which stands 15 to 16 

 hands and weighs 900 to 1,200 pounds; the three-gaited 

 saddler, which stands 14.3 to 16 hands high and weighs 

 900 to 1,200 pounds: the hunter, which stands 15.2 to 

 16.1 hands high, and weighs 1,000 to 1,250; the cavalry 



