ond in numbers to the Percheron today. With a beau¬ 
tiful head and neck, a short, compact body, and short 
well-muscled legs, the Belgian is a draft horse of great 
strength and pulling power. 
The Percheron is usually not as large as the Shire 
or the Belgian, but is heavier than the Clydesdale. He 
is French in origin, and is the most popular of the 
draft horse breeds in this country. Most Percherons 
are black or dappled grey. They show more refine¬ 
ment in head and neck than the other breeds in spite 
of weighing a ton or more. The head is of medium 
size, the neck well crested, the back short, and the legs 
are without the long hair or feather found on the Shire 
and the Clydesdale. 
From Scotland comes the Clydesdale. Although he 
lacks the great weight of the Shire, Belgian, and Perch¬ 
eron, he is just right for medium draft work at the 
walk and trot. This breed has a moderate amount of 
feather on the backs of the lower legs, but not as much 
as the Shire. He stands about 16.3 hands and weighs 
on the average 1800 pounds. The Clydesdale is black, 
bay, brown, or chestnut in color, and usually has white 
markings on the face and lower legs. 
The Suffolk, a native of England, is usually smaller 
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