U.S. THOROUGH-BREDS AND HALF-BREDS. 



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ment is yet in its primary stages" (G. M. Rommel's 

 Market Classes of Horses). 



Many range horses (Figs. 559, 560, 561 and 562) 

 made serviceable remounts for our army in South Africa 

 during the late Boer war. Fig 560 shows a range horse 

 which was being examined for that purpose. In Fig. 

 563, we see an admirable type of useful range pony, 

 which would make an excellent mounted infantry animal. 



Fig. 561. — Texas cob (14. 3). 



U. S. Draught Horses. — Mr. Rommel, who is an 

 Expert in Animal Husbandry, states that heavy cart-horses 

 are extremely rare on the American market, and when 

 found, are not always of the best quality. American van, 

 omnibus, and tram horses are of a useful type, and are 

 largely employed on English streets. 



U. S. Thorough-breds and Half-breds. — These 

 animals do not differ much from English horses of the same 



