HORSE SECTION. 



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was published in 1880 and that of the American Shire Horse Association appeared 

 a few years later. 



The Shire horse is of great weight and power. He is more massive than 

 some of the other draft breeds, but lacks somewhat in quality. His body is 

 short, deep, broad, round ; the coupling extra strong aiid close, and the thighs 

 and quarters heavy muscled. While he is immensely powerful, he is slow in 

 motion, and sluggish in dispostion. His coat or hair is somewhat coarse and the 

 legs, while extra heavy in bone, do not present the clean appearance of those of 

 the Clydesdale. 



The strong, broad, short back of the Shire is greatly in his favor. The Shire 

 horse usually weighs about a ton and many specimens exceed that weight. 



Clydesdale M-^e 

 THE CLYDESDALE HORSE. 



The Clydesdales are the draft breeds of Scotland and they have been bred 

 pure for many generations. They originated in a district in Scotland called 

 Clydesdale, from which they derived their name. Heavy black stallions, as with 

 all other heavy draft breeds, were freely used to found the Clydesdale, and records 



