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"Engaging images accompany information about the Clydesdale Horse. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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Describes the beginning of the Clydesdale breed in the 1700s in Scotland, the breed's physical traits and personality, and its abilities and uses today. Includes fact boxes, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
The Clydesdale originated from Scotland and was named after the river Clyde, which flows through the district of Lanarkshire. Over the years, the Scots, through careful breeding had developed a draught horse they were proud of.
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... mr. pole-gells proposed amalgamation. (" The Live Stock Journal;' April 6th, Issj.j S1r, --You invite discussion on this most important and almost vital subject to shire horse-breeders. As silence is often taken to mean consent, Mr. Pole-Gell and his Clydesdale friends will probably think he had only one opponent in Mr. F. Street. At the general meeting of the English CaTt-horse Society, at the London show, the feeling of the meeting was not taken; had it been, I feel ...
One of Scotland's unsung exports to the world, the Clydesdale was once widely used in farming, construction and in war. Mary Bromilow has researched the breed and has collected a rare archive of photos many of which are presented in this book. She charts the history of the Clydesdale and brings teh status of these horses up-to-date.