Agriculture .. . eavy, dull, and sluggish in temperament and slow and awkward in Low, in his Domestic Animals ofthe British Islands,says : — T h e M o d e r nEnglish Black horseretains the generalcharacteristics of thepre-existing race, butgreatly modified. Hiscolor is usually a sootyblack, with frequentlya white lozenge-shapedmark on the forehead ;and he has very gener-ally one or more of the feet and part of the legs, and not unfrequentlythe muzzle, white. His body is massive, compact, and round ; his limbsare stout, his chest is enormously broad, and his neck and back aresh
Agriculture .. . eavy, dull, and sluggish in temperament and slow and awkward in Low, in his Domestic Animals ofthe British Islands,says : — T h e M o d e r nEnglish Black horseretains the generalcharacteristics of thepre-existing race, butgreatly modified. Hiscolor is usually a sootyblack, with frequentlya white lozenge-shapedmark on the forehead ;and he has very gener-ally one or more of the feet and part of the legs, and not unfrequentlythe muzzle, white. His body is massive, compact, and round ; his limbsare stout, his chest is enormously broad, and his neck and back areshort. His mane is thick and somewhat frizzled, and his legs below theknee and hock are hairy down to the heels. His whole aspect conveys theidea of great physical power without corresponding action. The main defectsof his conformation and temperament are his too great bulk of body andwant of action and mettle. For a pull with a heavy weight he is admirable ;but he steps out short, and is slow in all his Fif,. 2t>s. Shire Stallion, Staunton Wallace. AXIMAf. I/rSBAXDKY. 611 At the present time these horses are of all colors, black, bay, and brownpredominating. They are frequently marked with more or less white onthe feet. The legs are heavily haired or feathered as Shire horsebreeders express it. An abundance of fine, silky hair from knee and hockto the fetlock is considered a mark of pure breeding. Shire horses havenot been as largely imported in the United States as either Clvdesdale orPercherons. They are increasing in popularity in the great agriculturalstates of the Mississippi valley, but it seems to the writer improbable thatthis breed will eversupplant the Clydes-dale to any consider-able degree. 603. Clydesdaleliorses — The Clydes-d a 1 e is a Scotchbreed. In size it issomewhat inferior tothe Shire horse, butit still ranks as a largebreed. It owes itslarge size to the samefoundation stock asthe Shire horse. Thefollowing descrip-tion of the Clyd
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