HORSES. 



Extract from the report of L. F. Allen, chairman of the award* 

 mg Committee on Stallions; at the late State Fair at Poughkeepsie : 



Your Committee trust that the importance of this subject to the 

 farmers of New-York, will be deemed a sufficient apology for a few 

 remarks touching an extended list of premiums hereafter, including 

 the several varieties of the horse demanded by the multifarious occu- 

 pations of our people. 



The " horse of all work" is conceded to be altogether the animal 

 most generally in demand. He is the horse of the farmer, the me- 

 chanic, the professional man, and the tradesman. The almost innu- 

 merable stage lines of our country, are supplied from his ranks ; and 

 the huge canal boats on our inland waters, are propelled by his power. 

 Still, he is not the only variety demanded by the wants and the tastes 

 of our population. The " thorough-bred" horse, as derived from the 

 ancient Arabian, crossed upon the most approved and highly culti- 

 vated blood of England, — generally known as the " turf horse," — is 

 absolutely indispensable in producing the first quality of the horse of 

 all work. And this blood, to be at all times available, must be per- 

 petuated in its^T^urity. This animal is also demanded by our luxuri- 

 ous and wealthy classes, for the saddle, and for the carriage. He is, 

 too, beyond all these, as a creature of fancy, of taste, and of marked 

 admiration, the very head and front of all attraction in his species ; 

 and without his existence, no high standard of excellence can long 

 be maintained. 



Let it not be understood that your Committee, in thus expressing 

 their esteem for this incomparable animal, look a hair beyond the 

 range of absolute utility, or the quiet pursuits of the farm. The 

 blood horse is within the reach of every man of reasonable means, 

 and those who either possess, or choose to cultivate a taste for his 

 breeding, should receive a fair portion of the encouragement of the 

 Society. 



Our principal cities require the services of the largest and heaviest 

 class of draught horses. The breeding of the best variety of this 

 animal has received, as yet, but little impulse in this State. Nor are 

 your Committee at this moment, prepared to recommend, decidedly, 

 what particular kind it is best the farmer should adopt. England has 

 produced several excellent varieties of the draught horse, which are 



