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is thus beautifully expressed in “ The Pleasures of Memory, 
one of the finest didactic poems in our language :— 
“ And when the drum beats briskly in the gale, 
The war-worn courser charges at the sound, 
And with young vigour wheels the pasture ground/' 
THE COACH-HORSE. 
The better kind of coach-horses owe their origin to the 
Cleveland bays ; the greatest attention being paid to breed¬ 
ing them in Yorkshire, Durham, and Northumberland. Some 
fine horses of this kind have also been bred in Lincolnshire. 
The most useful are those which are propagated by a cross 
of the Cleveland mare, with a three-fourth or thoroughbred 
horse of sufficient substance and height. They have a fine 
knee action, lift their feet high, which gives grandeur te 
their figure and paces ; the head is generally well carried, 
and with a beautifully elevated crest. 
THE CLEVELAND BAYS. 
This fine breed emanated from Cleveland, in Yorkshire, 
but are now bred in Northumberland and Durham. They 
are of a superior size and of a good form, with a strength 
and activity surpassing most other horses. They are chiefly 
distinguished by their bay colour. Mares of this breed, 
with full-blood stallions, produce excellent hunters and 
roadsters ; and with half-bred stallions, an offspring very 
suitable for farm purposes, particularly that of ploughing. 
THE DRAUGHT-HORSE. 
Much variety of opinion has prevailed respecting horses 
lor the purposes of draught, and consequently these are 
found to vary throughout the kingdom ; but one principal 
character now prevails, that of weight, to give them more 
