. The principles and practice of judging live-stock . Livestock. TBE BUSEDS OF HORSES 151 pecially at the trot. Roan, chestnut, bay and brown are the prevaihng colors, although black and gray occur. 169. The Clydesdale.—The Clydesdale (Fig. 73) is distinguished by a mechanical perfection in locomotory apparatus which is not generally equaled by representa-. FiG. 74. — A Shire stallion. tives of other draft breeds. The set of the legs, the slope of the-pasterns, the quality of the bone, combined, as it is, with ample substance, and the straight, free, springy, yet powerful stride are most chara
. The principles and practice of judging live-stock . Livestock. TBE BUSEDS OF HORSES 151 pecially at the trot. Roan, chestnut, bay and brown are the prevaihng colors, although black and gray occur. 169. The Clydesdale.—The Clydesdale (Fig. 73) is distinguished by a mechanical perfection in locomotory apparatus which is not generally equaled by representa-. FiG. 74. — A Shire stallion. tives of other draft breeds. The set of the legs, the slope of the-pasterns, the quality of the bone, combined, as it is, with ample substance, and the straight, free, springy, yet powerful stride are most characteristic of this breed. However, such a stride is impossible in a horse of Digitized by Microsoft®. 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-. New York : Macmillan
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