BELGIAN DRAFT.--Short body set on short legs. Tendons of legs large.
Head good size. Eyes small, neck short, thick and well crested.
Shoulders heavily muscled. Chest deep and wide, good barrel. Back short,
broad and inclined to sag. Loins wide, short and very thick. Flank low
and full. Hindquarters short, very wide, muscular. Lower thighs very
wide, well muscled. Hocks round and meaty. Colors, chestnut, roan, brown
and bay.
CLYDESDALE.--Weight 1700 to 2000 pounds for stallions, 1500 to 1800
pounds for mares. Height sixteen to sixteen and one-half hands. Colors,
bay, brown, black or chestnut, with white markings on face and legs.
Head intelligent. Shoulders good, which gives a free, easy, long stride.
High withers. Arm well muscled. Feathering on leg is fine, silky and
long. Quarters and croup muscular. Springy, strong pastern. Front action
free and snappy.
HACKNEY.--Considerable substance, very smooth, gracefully curved
outlines, rather short legs, head well proportioned, full, bright eyes,
well developed neck, shoulders long and sloping, well muscled. Body deep
and round-ribbed. Muscular loins and quarters, strong hocks, excellent
action. Colors brown, bay or chestnut, with white markings. Height
fifteen and two-tenths to sixteen hands.
PERCHERON.--Height fifteen and one-quarter to sixteen and one-half
hands. Weight 1500 to 2000 pounds. Colors, gray and black. Active
temperament, intelligent head, deep body, wide, muscular croup,
clean-cut legs, joints clean and hard; legs show abundance of quality.
Good action.
SHIRE.--Conformation low, broad and stout. Heavy in build, slow in
movement. Large girth, deep and strongly coupled with broad back,
quarters heavily muscled, legs strong, feet large. Feathering on legs
below knees and hocks. Weight 2200 pounds. Height 17 hands. Colors
brown, bay or black with white markings on face and legs.
SUFFOLK PUNCH.--Low-set, short legs, deep body, muscular, durable feet.
Head clean cut, with full forehead and Roman nose, neck full, with
strong crest, chest deep and wide. Barrel deep, round-ribbed, and well
let down on hind flank. Legs and hindquarters muscular. Height sixteen
and one-half hands. Weight 2000 pounds. Color chestnut.