The Horse. 121 



* * That horse is of the most service to man, 



which combines, in the highest degree, his most excellent 

 points, no one overriding the others. The race course has 

 its uses, but all competition should not be confined to speed, 

 neither should all the care in breeding be confined to the 

 sire. The dam, I think, is too much neglected. True it is, 

 too, that great care should be exercised in regard to her first 

 mate. Having a good mare, be sure her first foal is from a 

 good choice of horses. Otherwise, her future progeny will 

 be marked bv the defects of the first. * * * * 



