LESSON THIRTEEN 
BREEDS OF HORSES 
. Ancestry 
Early qualities retained 
. Oriental horses 
American trotters 
American saddle horses 
. The Hackney 
. The French Coach horses 
. German Coach horses 
. Cleveland Bays 
10. The Percheron 
11. Clydesdales 
12. Belgian Draft 
13. English Shire 
14. The Suffolk Punch 
15. Ponies 
CHONATKRwWN Pe 
Note to the Teacher.—Try to see the purpose in breed 
development. The pony is small because of cold, tem- 
pestuous climates and limited food; the draft breeds 
descended from the big horse stock of northern Europe, 
where food was rich and luxuriant and the great out-of- 
doors mild and invigorating; and the lighter breeds from 
the regions where stamina and endurance were most 
highly appreciated. Thus ancestry has been used as 
foundation, and selection, training and purpose as the 
building material for the superstructure of every breed. 
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