. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. 92 TYPES AND BREEDS Belgian may cause him to roll or paddle somewhat at the walk, but it is surprising how well many of them trot. The Belgians have made wonderful progress in this country, considering that they have been attracting much attention here only since about 1900. The improvement noted in this time has been equally remarkable. The Belgian sire has the effect of most consistently improving the draft form of his get, especially those. Fig. 70.—A Belgian stallion of most acceptable stamp, embodjinfj; tlu^ desirable features of draftiness an
. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. 92 TYPES AND BREEDS Belgian may cause him to roll or paddle somewhat at the walk, but it is surprising how well many of them trot. The Belgians have made wonderful progress in this country, considering that they have been attracting much attention here only since about 1900. The improvement noted in this time has been equally remarkable. The Belgian sire has the effect of most consistently improving the draft form of his get, especially those. Fig. 70.—A Belgian stallion of most acceptable stamp, embodjinfj; tlu^ desirable features of draftiness and good middle, and subject to little criticism of head and neck or legs and feet. from leggy, light-waisted mares, and mares of this stamp are most likely to have the degree of quality requisite to offset the defi- ciency, in this respect, sometimes shown by the piire-bred Bel- gian. Belgian grades are especially popular among feeders, it being characteristic of the breed to be good doers. They also ship unusually well. Belgians have probably shown, in this country, greater percentage increase in numbers and in merit than any other draft Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gay, Carl Warren, 1877-. Philadelphia & London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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