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assumes much importance, Investigators have shown that the 

 stomach of the horse must fill and empty itself two or three times 

 for each meal given. It appears that during the fore part of the 



Fig. 29. — Belgian Stallion "Robuste de Thiensies." Imported by J. 

 Crouch & Son, Lafayette, Ind. 



The Belgian draft horse is a native of Belgium. This breed varies widely in 

 weight and height, stallions from Flanders weighing 2000 pounds, those from 

 Ardennais weighing about 1200 pounds, with the height varying accordingly. 

 In color chestnuts are the most popular, although bays, browns, and roans are 

 numerous. The Belgians lack the heavy hair on the limbs possessed by the 

 Shires and Clydes. 



meal the material is pushed into the intestines almost as soon as 

 it enters the stomach by the food which follows, while toward 

 the end of the meal passage is slow and the digestion in the 

 stomach more perfect. This being true, it would seem that the 



