THE HEAVY HARNESS HORSE TYPE 69 



Action of the Park horse should be extremely high, with the best 

 of balance and the limbs moving in perfect rhythm. Park horses 

 are driven single or in pairs and occasionally in fours. They are 

 attached to light pleasure vehicles, such as phaetons, gigs, park 

 drags, and victorias. 



The Cob is a small, compact type of the subclass heavy harness 

 horse, too large for a pony. His full, compact form has come to 

 be known as "'cobby,' which term expresses his general confor- 

 mation. He stands from I4|- to 15^ hands high and weighs 900 

 to 1 100 pounds. The Cob has a smart gait, with high action and 

 a fair amount of reach. Cobs are very common in England and 

 Wales. They show great speed and endurance and are commonly 

 hitched singly to comparatively heavy carts. They are also used 

 on light broughams or phaetons. 



The Rimabotit combines features of conformation of a small, 

 heavy harness horse with more of the action of the light harness 

 horse. In fact, by some he is regarded as of the light harness 

 class, while others place him in the heavy harness class. He 

 stands I4| to 15I- hands high and weighs 900 to 1050 pounds. 

 He is not quite so stocky as the Cob and lacks his trappy gait. 

 This is a handy small driver, adapted to a variety of conditions, 

 easily handled, and valued on the market at a modest price. 



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