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lai'g(>i- and more sluggish. The Shire also is chaiacterized by 

 having rather poor feet. It is somewliat fiat-footed. As a 

 heav.v draft horse for cit^f drajdng the shire is A-ery popular. 



Being somewhat slow and sluggish, the Shire is not in so 

 much demand on the farms of the United States. The ability 

 r)f a draft horse to go rapidly at a walk is a very important 



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factor m f;irm work. The value of this is self-evident. Both 

 the Clydesdale and the Percheron are good in this respect. 



Belgian. — The Belgian horse comes from Belgium. It is 

 also a heavy tlraft horse. It is characterized especially by 

 its compactness of Iniild and heavy body. But its legs are 

 somewhat light and the feet not very good. Roans and bays 

 are the principal colors. It is a good horse of the heavy draft 

 type. 



