. Horses [microform]. Horses; Mares; Foals; Chevaux; Juments; Poulains. 14 Manitoba Aobicultukal College. IS. Fig. r-A good type of C»rriage Hone. Weight. 1,150 lbs, FIRE. _ 111 cities there is a limited demand coming from fire com- pame. for a certain type of horse which is considered best nitea to fire department work. In form the fire horse must he a little more vmsry, stand freer in the hind flank than the express horse, yet must have a strong constitution and sho-t, .strong back with a straight loin. Only geldings are us. ' Intelhgeneo and obedience to command are factors that en r into t
. Horses [microform]. Horses; Mares; Foals; Chevaux; Juments; Poulains. 14 Manitoba Aobicultukal College. IS. Fig. r-A good type of C»rriage Hone. Weight. 1,150 lbs, FIRE. _ 111 cities there is a limited demand coming from fire com- pame. for a certain type of horse which is considered best nitea to fire department work. In form the fire horse must he a little more vmsry, stand freer in the hind flank than the express horse, yet must have a strong constitution and sho-t, .strong back with a straight loin. Only geldings are us. ' Intelhgeneo and obedience to command are factors that en r into the selecting of fire horses. Two types are in demand to"r70ot"VT '' '' '; •' ^^"^^ ^'-"^ '"^ weighingTsOO to 1,700 lbs for heavy truck and engine purposes. The other a snialler horse standing from 15 to hands high and weighing from 1,200 to 1,400 lbs. * All must Ik. without feather on the legs. While the de- mand is very limited good fire horses are "so scarce that thty Tny ttf'SfhJTeS.'^ ''' ''''''''-' «* ^^^ ^'^^- «'-' !)H^^ii. 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 Peters, W. H. (Walter Harvest), 1885-1949; Manitoba Agricultural College. [Manitoba? : s. n. ]
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