. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. 50 TYPES AND BREEDS In a consideration of draft form, height is secondary to weight and station. In the selection of market draft geldings, however, height is important. While the low set, compact horse is most powerful, such chunky form is not conducive to as great size as that of more range and higher stature. This is especially true of immature draft colts. There must be considerable " stretch " to them if they are to attain the required size at maturity. An upstanding growthy two-year-old gives greater. Fig. 38,—A trey or three-way hi
. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. 50 TYPES AND BREEDS In a consideration of draft form, height is secondary to weight and station. In the selection of market draft geldings, however, height is important. While the low set, compact horse is most powerful, such chunky form is not conducive to as great size as that of more range and higher stature. This is especially true of immature draft colts. There must be considerable " stretch " to them if they are to attain the required size at maturity. An upstanding growthy two-year-old gives greater. Fig. 38,—A trey or three-way hitch of drafters to truck, showing the scale, form, and con- formation of horses of this class, also the manner of hitching. promise than the smoothly turned, mature looking chunk of the same age. Growth takes place first upward, then do^^mward and outward. Appearance, as well as power, counts in the service for which the highest class of draft geldings are bought, and unless a horse has stature he appears " squatty " before the big wagons or trucks to which he is put. Loggers are up to draft horse requirements in all but quality. They are too coarse, nnsyrametrical, low bred, or badly blemished. 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-. Philadelphia & London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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