ENGLISH SHIRE, or CART HORSE

-He resembles very closely the Clydesdale, and is no doubt related to it. These are apt to be of smoother form and quicker action, and rather more inclined to be ill-tempered. The colors are the same as the Cly des dales. FRENCH COACH.-Breed smaller and with more life, speed, and conformation of the trotting horse than the Percheron. Chandler's Encyclopedia IMG:content-0658.jpg:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small] IMG:content-0659.png:[graphic] Percheron. upright carriage, quick action, especially at a walk, and generally good dispositions. In color they are mostly blacks and grays. PONY.-Technically a horse under fourteen hands in height. The descendants of the horses brought to America by the Spaniards have run wild on the Western plains, and have given rise to a race of small, tough, wiry horses, very useful for saddle purposes, and generally known as ponies. Locally they are also known as bronchos, mustangs, and cayuses. The Shetland Pony. small horses found in some of the bleaker parts of the British Isles are imported mostly as semi-pets for ladies and children; this busine is a uming quite large proportions. The kinds usually brought are the Shetland, from the Shetland Islands, the Black Welsh, from the mountains of Wales, and the Ex moor. STANDARD BRED.-American trotting horse that is eligible to record or is recorded in the stud-book either under the rules of performance or descent. SUFFOLK PUNCH.-Draft horse much thought of in England but seldom imported: smaller and more compact than the Clyde and Shire, and also more active; almost uniformly sorrel in color. 1670. They are fleeter and po e ed of more courage and endurance than any other known breed of horses.