. Western agriculture. Figure 132.—A champion Shire stallion. The Coach, or Carriage, Type. This is the heavy-harnesstype used more with heavy carriages. Though showy whenin action, they are not speedy. Because automobiles havereplaced these horses, there is but a limited market for them. The Hackney is an English coach breed of remarkablesmoothness and very high action. Hackneys vary in sizefrom 1,150 to 1,250 pounds. The common colors arechestnuts, bays, and browns. 320 WESTERN AGRICULTURE French Coach, German Coach, and Cleveland Bay, are all breedsof this type, but are of no great importan
. Western agriculture. Figure 132.—A champion Shire stallion. The Coach, or Carriage, Type. This is the heavy-harnesstype used more with heavy carriages. Though showy whenin action, they are not speedy. Because automobiles havereplaced these horses, there is but a limited market for them. The Hackney is an English coach breed of remarkablesmoothness and very high action. Hackneys vary in sizefrom 1,150 to 1,250 pounds. The common colors arechestnuts, bays, and browns. 320 WESTERN AGRICULTURE French Coach, German Coach, and Cleveland Bay, are all breedsof this type, but are of no great importance in America. The Draft Type. This is seen in the big, slow-movingwork horse. Drafters should weigh at least 1,600 to 2,400pounds. Size and weight are the prime requisites with thesehorses and to get it some quality and finish may be Figure 133.—A champion Clydesdale stallion. The Percheron, the most generally used draft horse in theUnited States, originated in France. In weight, Percheronsrange from 1,400 to 2,200 pounds. In colors, gray and blackpredominate, though chestnut, bay, brown and roan occa-sionally occur. They are remarkably smooth, and showquality and good action for drafters. Percherons matureearly and have amiable dispositions, which make themgenerally liked. Crossed on common mares they give excel-lent results, which fact accounts for their popularity. THE HORSE 321 Shire horses, formerly called the English cart horse, orig-inated in the south of England. This is one of the oldestand largest breeds, weighing up to 2,400 pounds. Bays,browns, and blacks are the predominating colors, thoughchestnut is common, and gray and roan appear now and
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