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Figure 70. — A Useful Specimen. 



with a thoroughbred cross. He is a fine saddler, drives well, 

 single or double, is not dainty with his food, and thrives well in 

 the field. He has been ridden by an officer for ten years, and is 

 as good as ever. 



His withers are as high as those of the horse in Figure 69, 

 but not so thin, and his barrel is longer and more cylindrical. 

 The saddle, if placed off the withers on saddling, will stay there 

 with very little watching. He is not shown as a perfect model, 

 but as an example of an extremely useful individual, in spite of 

 what might seem serious defects in conformation. 



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