. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. THE HEAVY-HARNESS BREEDS OF HORSES 51 fast as well as high. There was little inclination among exhibitors at that time to stop and consider that fast going was not a much sought after characteristic for a high-stepping or a heavy-harness horse. A lessening of the interest in the mere high goer, and more attention to the trueness and serviceability of the action, has done good in recent years; and the outcome has been to strengthen the position of the Hackney and make it more decidedly a hea^'y-ha^ness horse. 48. Description. — Th
. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. THE HEAVY-HARNESS BREEDS OF HORSES 51 fast as well as high. There was little inclination among exhibitors at that time to stop and consider that fast going was not a much sought after characteristic for a high-stepping or a heavy-harness horse. A lessening of the interest in the mere high goer, and more attention to the trueness and serviceability of the action, has done good in recent years; and the outcome has been to strengthen the position of the Hackney and make it more decidedly a hea^'y-ha^ness horse. 48. Description. — The Hackney of true type is a horse of substance, extremeh- smooth and with gracefully curved outlines (Fig. 9). Being full made, owing to splendid muscular de- velopment, and being Mf on short legs, the rep- resentative of this breed suffers in stat- ure in comparison with most of the other coach breeds. The type most sought, and the one that may be said to be the old- fashioned type, repre- sents a powerfully built horse, round- ribbed, muscular loin, and plump cjuarters, with short legs. The desire for more quality on the part of some of the breeders, and the use of Thoroughbred blood to secure it, had the effect of making some of them more bloodlike and rangier in appearance. The question of height in the Hackney has been liberally discussed, and the general belief is that a height of to 16 hands is most com-. FlG. - Hackney 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 Co.
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