The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-06-02

pa. II aooD TYPE or puATT MARE
neck should be- run as well as long
The nerk u mare should not show
any tendency 90 the crest that marks
the stallion Masculine characters Ia
mare or feminine characters 10 a
stallion indicate that they viii not
make reliable or prep0tent breeding
animals
The shoulder should be- neither too
straight nor too sloping 4 straight
shoulder iuterfercs with action and IS
usually associated with a siuhby pas
tern and generally with long back
~ well la light horses the more sIop-
lax tie shoulder The better, since this
conformation is favorable TO long or
high action III draft horses too slop
INK a shoulder brings tie point II draft
too high aud may even cause the collar
to slip vi aud choke the animal The
face " the shoulder should be broad
90 give good bearing surface for the
collar The top ~ the shoulder should
not be open OF coarse aud should blend
well into the back
The back Of the draft horse should
be as short AS possible from the top Of
the shoulders 10 the hips 4 short
coupled, compact horse can handle
himself better than one With q long
loose coupled and often swaycd back
The ribs should be well sprung. long
and close together. The space between
the last rib aud the pelvic bone should
not be over three or four inches, The
loin should be wide aud heavily mus
cled. The region from the hips back,
called the Group. should be bpoad- long
aud not too sioping II Is ahe hind
quarters that furnish the propelllng
power. aud size and massivcuess here
are all important points. The thighs
should be heavily muscled both inside
and out and should be- broad when
viewed from the side The musling
on the inside u the thighs should eH
tend well down.
Next Ia Importance Is constitution
This Is indiesied by deep wide chest
a full fore flank. large nostrils and .
deep barrel. horse that Is tucked az
IN the hind flank tires easily and can
not b. kept NJ Ia flesh when al work
This rs an especially bad fault II
brood mares
Quality !. very important, as II ind
Gates endurance or staying power. \
small horse u good quality win d.
more work than a coarse. loosely pu |
together animal go pounds heavier
Quality is indicated by a fairly thin
plIabh sin; hnc. glossy hair; clean
ness of head and clean legs The ten
sinns al the back Of the legs shoal'
stand out clearly, giving the canon
Dat appearance There should be a
little mcatiness as possible at the hocl
ard between the tend0ns and tn
canon bone The hoof should he o
dense, hard horn. aud IN hairy legge
breeds the feather shonid he fine aus
snky
There Is an ia saying. "NJ foot, u
horse The feet aud legs are yer.
important. since they must do the PR
pelllng and receive all the hard knock
NJ heavy service The forearm an
Easlin should he heavily musclcd Th
muscles IN thcse regions cannot b
easily covered with lat M their size
an Indication ~ the animals mnsellu
The forearm ana gaxki'
.houll b. hong as compared with ID,
anon. The paWerns should slope a
IN angle II about forts ave degree
slih the ground A siopiug pasieru
llss0fla lhe sh~rks u travelling o.
lard roads sud payemeats Unsound
.esses are very llkciy 10 develop OF .
hort pasieFnci hgues IN moving thc
iersc Shossid 81 strAiEht with bong
,asy stride
uatesndnsssss.
Animals with sctious uns9uudnesseE =
llsouia ~, u uscd f0F breeders sllgh 7
insaandmesses Ia mares are not ~ oit {
as Ia sialliuus. since the .
nare does not inauence ucarig ~ /
Hany caiiN tRtonndhesses ate no Z
fansmiiiuA 10 cMis. bug iAe meaAnesr I
: that are usually responsible faT un .
.ouud conditions are often transmitted .
The principal unsouudnessrs arc riae
,olse sidelsuc. SPAWN. bas spawn. i
Ao0ushgiA and curb y
Siareoue j. boay faFnaiiou Al "a '
,e1f bead toward ihe hetl illnsb0ie 4