. The fundamentals of live stock judging and selection . Livestock. 160 JUDGING LIGHT HORSES is exemplified in the extreme speed attained by specimens of the breed. Although unusually refined and possessing striking quaUty characteristics, the Thoroughbred is rangy, with a long body, long legs, and comparatively long neck. These are all conducive to a long stride, which is so necessary in the running horse. The best representatives of the breed. Fig. 60.—Combination horse. average about 15-2 hands high and range from 900 to 1050 pounds. The color is bay, chestnut, brown, black, and gray with w
. The fundamentals of live stock judging and selection . Livestock. 160 JUDGING LIGHT HORSES is exemplified in the extreme speed attained by specimens of the breed. Although unusually refined and possessing striking quaUty characteristics, the Thoroughbred is rangy, with a long body, long legs, and comparatively long neck. These are all conducive to a long stride, which is so necessary in the running horse. The best representatives of the breed. Fig. 60.—Combination horse. average about 15-2 hands high and range from 900 to 1050 pounds. The color is bay, chestnut, brown, black, and gray with white markings. The former colors are the most character- istic, blacks and grays not being in demand. Compared with the Standardbred trotter and pacer, the Thoroughbred is more rangy, having more sloping pasterns, finer bone, sometimes extreme and smaller feet of unusually fine texture. The withers are usually high, the shoulders are rather long 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 Curtis, Robert Seth, 1881-. Philadelphia ; New York : Lea & Febiger
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