. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. 56 TYPES AND BREEDS cobby build or not. The typical cob does not stand over , is low set, extremely close and full made, has unusual bone and muscular development, and a short but trappy way of going (Fig. 46). He may be briefly described as a big little horse, of a rugged though not coarse appearance. Cobs are used to both ride and drive and are remarkable weight carriers. Light Harness Horse Division.—^Light harness horses are as distinctly American in their origin as the heavy harness are English, and it is interesting to note the reciprocal
. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. 56 TYPES AND BREEDS cobby build or not. The typical cob does not stand over , is low set, extremely close and full made, has unusual bone and muscular development, and a short but trappy way of going (Fig. 46). He may be briefly described as a big little horse, of a rugged though not coarse appearance. Cobs are used to both ride and drive and are remarkable weight carriers. Light Harness Horse Division.—^Light harness horses are as distinctly American in their origin as the heavy harness are English, and it is interesting to note the reciprocal favor which each is receiving in the other Fig. 46.—A cob to runabout, a big, little horse of extremely compact and rotund form. Since maximum speed requires minimum draft, American road wagons are built of such material and in such fashion as to impose upon the horse the least weight that is consistent with the safe and comfortable conveyance of one or two people. They are, therefore, in striking contrast to the English carriages and require harness correspondingly light. The light harness horse follows the speed type but differs from the running race horse in being somewhat lower in the fore- hand, longer and more sloping in the croup, longer from the hip-joint to the hock, with the hocks set further back and the. 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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