100 ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE 
Clydesdales are known by their white faces and feet. 
They come from Scotland, along the Clyde River. They 
are bay, brown, or chestnut in color. While the Clyde 
is a large draft horse, he moves freely, with a straight, 
rather stylish step. There are perhaps fewer physical 
defects in these horses than in any other breed. How¬ 
ever, since they do not cross so well with American stock, 
they have not become so popular as the Percheron. 
Fig. 68.—A Shire stallion. Locking Sailor Emanuel. 
Suffolks are known better in England and in the 
Eastern United States than elsewhere. They are nearly 
always chestnut or sorrel in color, with very little long 
hair upon the fetlock. They have small heads, thick 
necks, and square, powerfully built bodies. Suffolks have 
not been popular in the West, because they do not 
produce a very desirable type when crossed with the 
native stock. 
Feeding and Caring for Horses.—We like to have 
horses that are “easy to keep,” Quiet, gentle horses do 
