. Dr. David Roberts' practical home veterinarian. Veterinary medicine. HORSE SECTION. 105 was published in 1880 and that of the American Shire Horse Association appeared a few years later. The Shire horse is of great weight and power. He is more massive than some of the other draft breeds, but lacks somewhat in quality. His body is short, deep, broad, round; the coupling extra strong and close, and the thighs and quarters heavy muscled. While he is immensely powerful, he is slow in motion, and sluggish in dispostion. His coat or hair is somewhat coarse and the legs, while extra heavy in bone,
. Dr. David Roberts' practical home veterinarian. Veterinary medicine. HORSE SECTION. 105 was published in 1880 and that of the American Shire Horse Association appeared a few years later. The Shire horse is of great weight and power. He is more massive than some of the other draft breeds, but lacks somewhat in quality. His body is short, deep, broad, round; the coupling extra strong and close, and the thighs and quarters heavy muscled. While he is immensely powerful, he is slow in motion, and sluggish in dispostion. His coat or hair is somewhat coarse and the legs, while extra heavy in bone, do not present the clean appearance of those of the Clydesdale. The strong, broad, short back of the Shire is greatly in his favor. The Shire horse usually weighs about a ton and many specimens exceed that Clydesdale Mare. THE CLYDESDALE HORSE. The Clji'desdales are the draft breeds of Scotland and they have been bred pure for many generations. They originated in a district in Scotland called Clydesdale, from which they derived their name. Heavy black stallions, as with all other heavy draft breeds, were freely used to found the Clydesdale, and records. 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 Roberts, David, fl. 1906-1935. [from old catalog]. Waukesha, Wis. , Dr. David Roberts' veterinary co.
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