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sliow that such horses were employed as early as 1715. Since that date great 

 attention has been paid to the improvement of the breed and the preservation of 

 purity of blood and records of pedigree. 



The Clydesdale color has been given much attention so that bay or brov\'n, 

 with white markings, such as white faces and white limbs predominate, while 

 other colors such as grey, chestnut and black are less commonly met with. 



So carefully have these horses been mated, and so honestly have all matters 

 pertaining to pedigree been conducted, that the purity of blood of recorded horses 

 of this breed is beyond question, and assures a high pedigree of not only breed 

 prepotency, but a remarkable degree of individuality. 



In 1877 the Clydesdale Society of Great Britain was founded and a Stud 

 Book issued. The Clydesdale Society of America also was organized in 1877. 



The Clydesdale usually stands sixteen hands high and over, and weighs from 

 18CX) to 2200 pounds. The head usually is of good shape, eyes practically perfect, 

 ears of correct shape and size, neck of fair length, arched and muscular. Body 

 powerful, back fairly good, croup of ideal type and well muscled ; thighs and 

 quarters strong and full of muscle; legs free from meatiness and notable for 

 breadth development of tendons ; clean dense bone, and quantity of fine, silky hair, 

 oftentimes called feathers, which spring from the rear of the back tendons. 



Special attention has for many years been given by breeders to develop 

 quality and action in this breed of horses. They are noted for their fast, elastic, 

 energetic walking and trotting gait, which is a very desirable feature in draft breeds. 



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