THE CLASSES OF HORSES 53 



nuist drive heavily." Their vehicles are desio-iie.l ,,ii lines (,f 

 dignity and elegance, which make them in sonic crises almost 

 l)on<lerons. The hanicss, hy \vlii<-h the hm-ses arc piil tc them, 

 is of necessity corresi)<)ndiiigly heavy, charadcri/.cd |i\- weight 

 of leather, Kay collars, metal numiitings, Li\-ei'|)(i<i|, cllxiw, 

 iir Enxton hits, with side or no heaving reins. 'Idie liorsc, to 

 complete this eqni]iag-t! and he capwhle of hoth acting .•ind lookinq- 

 the ]>art, mnst he close and full made with extreme tinisli, stvle, 

 an<l action — the show type. 



Viti, 42. — An exprosscr for liirhf. <l('li\-(T,\' sf'r\ice. showiriK tin- foinhin;] 

 size und ,sul)sl;inrr with fiKicli hnr.sc f'inii and finish. 



Coacli- lioi'.scs arc hig, snhstantial, heavy harness horses \vitli 

 enongh size and snhstance to pnll a lirongham <ir coach, yet sutK- 

 cicntly refined to make a good a]ipcarance (Fig. 4.'! )• Tlicy mnst 

 have an elegant, hold, commanding way of going ahout an eight- 

 mile pace, ^\'ith manners that will insure safe conveyance through 

 city traffic, or standing in ])ose for hmg ]iei'iods of waiting. 

 Coach horses are ]iut to the lirougham, landau, or, as wheelers 

 es]iecially, to the hrake, drag, or coach, hitcheil singly, in ]iairs, 

 or fours. 



Pari,' liorscs, as the name im]di(>s, are for jiai'k dri\'ing, not 



