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Title: A new family encyclopedia, or, Compendium of universal knowledge : comprehending a plain and practical view of those subjects most interesting to persons, in the ordinary professions of life : illustrated by numerous engravings
Year: 1831 (1830s)
Authors: Goodrich, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1790-1862
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: Philadelphia : (s.n.)
Contributing Library: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

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of the best Lanerk mares with stallions which he hadbrought over from Flanders. The Clydesdale is larger than the Sulfolk, and has a better head, a longer neck, a lighter carcass, and deeperlegs ; strong, hardy, pulling true, and rarely restive. The Heavy black Horse, is the last variety it may be necessary tonotice. It is bred chiefly in the midland counties, from Lincolnshire toStaffordshire. Many are bought up by the Surry and Berkshire fann-ers at two years old,—and being worked moderately, until they are four,earning their keep all the while, they are then sent to the London mar-ket, and sold at a profit often or twelve per cent. The Dray Horse should have a broad breast, and thick uprightshoulders, (the more upright the collar stands on him the better ;) a lowforehead, deep and round barrel; loins broad and high, ample quarters,thick fore-arms and thighs, short legs, round hoofs, broad at the heels,and soles not too flat. The great fault of the large dray-horse is hisslowness.
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THE DRAY HORSE.The Cavalry Horse. The English cavalry horses were formerlylarge and heavy; but a considerable change has taken place in the cha-racter of their war-horses—lightness and activity have succeeded to bulkand strength ; and for skirmishing and sudden attack the change is animprovement. It is particularly found to be so in long and rapid marches,which the lighter troops scarcely regard, while the heavier horses, withtheir more than comparative additional weight to carry, are knocked up.There was, however, some danger of carrying this too far; for it wasfound that in the engagements previous to, and at the battle of Waterloo,the heavy household troops alone were able to repulse the formidablecharge of the French guard. 70 FAMILY RACE HORSE. DARLEY ARABIAN. The Race Horse. There is much dispute with regard to the originof the tliorough bred horse. By some, he is traced through both sire anddam, to Eastern parentage: others believe him to be the native horse,improved and perf

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