54 TYPES AND BREEDS 



for town work. They are the show harness horses, only suffi- 

 ciently close and full made to have tlaat rotundity of form which 

 looks best in heavy leather, possessing a degree of refinement 

 equaled only by the park saddle horse and the most extravagant 

 flexion of knees and hocks. They should be capable of a pace 

 of twelve miles an hour, which greatly enhances the flashiness' 

 and brilliancy of their action. Park horses are driven singly, 

 in pairs, and fours, put to the gig, the Sayler wagon, an Amer- 

 ican four-wheeler which has taken the place of the gig quite 

 generally (Fig. 44) ; denii mail. Stanhope, spider or George 

 IV phaeton (the latter for ladies' use), park drag or victoria. 



Fia. 43. — A class of coach horses to brougham and victorias. Pair on the right to brougham 

 show the size and substance which distinguish the coach horse from the parlc horse. 



Usually owners drive in all but the last instance. Park horses 

 are classified by height, ranging from the pony limit of 14—2 to 

 15-3 hands. 



liunnhoid horses are defined by the name under which they 

 are classed, that is, handy little harness horses with which to 

 get about (Fig. 45). They are small, not over 15-1 as a rule, 

 in order to have the requisite handiness and combine some of the 

 step of the road horse with some of the shape and action of the 

 park horse, although, extreme action is not typical of this class. 

 Manners must be of the best to insure them standing without 

 hitching, backing out of tight places, and going anywhere. Run- 

 about horses are put to the light four-wheel wagon designated by 

 the same name. 



