. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. THE CLASSES OF HORSES 57 leg bclo^v the hock directed more downward and forward (Fisr 47). ^ ^' True pacers, as a rule, are longer in legs, lower in the fore- hand, with longer, steeper croups and more bent hocks than the trotter. The size of the light harness horse is too variable to be defined by any but the widest limits. If horses of this type are of good size, well made, stylish, straight gaited, even though not possessed of extreme speed, and have good manners, they are classed as gentlemen's road horses (Fig. 48). On the'other hand, extremel
. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. THE CLASSES OF HORSES 57 leg bclo^v the hock directed more downward and forward (Fisr 47). ^ ^' True pacers, as a rule, are longer in legs, lower in the fore- hand, with longer, steeper croups and more bent hocks than the trotter. The size of the light harness horse is too variable to be defined by any but the widest limits. If horses of this type are of good size, well made, stylish, straight gaited, even though not possessed of extreme speed, and have good manners, they are classed as gentlemen's road horses (Fig. 48). On the'other hand, extremely fast horses, either at trot or pace, whether they have anytliing else to recommend them or not, are classed as speed horses (Fig. 49). Road horses are hitched singly or in pairs, while speed horses are seldom used to pole. The road wagon is the typical roadster hitch, while speed horses are hooked to bike sulkies, or speed wagons, the lightest type of vehicle built to meet the amateur requirements, which call for a four-wheeled wagon. Speed horses are classified according to their record performances. Saddle Horse Division.—The saddle horse Avas primarily a utility horse, as a matter of necessity, in jDioneer times prior to the construction of roads and vehicles, but he has become in a most popular source of pleasure, with circumstances attending his use so diversified as to call for a variety of types. Some horses are ridden for the ease with which they carry one, A\'hile others are used for the exercise and liver stimulation which they aiford. Then, again, some are ridden in a dignified manner in the parks and on the boulevards, while others are ridden " rough" in the field and cross country. The distinction be- tween the first two, in this country, is very largely one of school- ing and trimming, although the English type of walk-trot-canter saddle horse is quite distinctive in breeding and general make-up. The ra^e horse is the truest exponent of the
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