162 Cross- Breeding ill Horses. 



Suffolk cart-horse, with good flat fore-legs and good feet. The 

 oldest of these, which promised to be a capital jumper and a 

 good weight-carrying hunter, was bought bv a farmer (a heavy 

 weight in the hunting-field) for 50/., and after exhibiting his 

 qualifications in a good run, was resold for lOOZ. on the same 

 day. The new owner, hearing afterwards that he was got by 

 a cart-horse, felt somewhat disgusted and parted with the horse 

 for 80/. to a dealer, who very soon disposed of him for double 

 this sum. The other two colts by the same horse are very pro- 

 mising. Although such a strong cross as this is not to be 

 recommended, it is worthy of note as an example of the powers 

 of the marc to transmit her qualities of speed and endurance 

 to her offspring, so as to render them good hunters. 



7. A late master of hounds in a neighbouring county rode for 

 some years a threeparts-bred stallion, that besides being a first- 

 rate hunter was also used somewhat extensively as a stud-horse. 

 His stock was almost universally good and remunerative to the 

 breeders. 



8. To these examples may l)e added some strong cases, kindly 

 communicated to me by Mr. H. Overman, of Weasenham, Nor- 

 folk :— 



" H. K. S , Esq., of W , Norfolk, had two horses of 



extraordinary good qualities as weight-carrying hunters ; they had 

 great pace and endurance, and were good performers. He rode 

 them in Norfolk, Northamptonshire, and Leicestershire, and 

 refused 700 guineas for the two. Their dam was a thorough- 

 bred mare that ran well in the Oaks, and their sire was a half- 

 bred cart-horse and hackney, with fine shoulders, good action, 

 strong loin, deep girth, and good thighs and legs." 



9. JVIr, Overman adds : " 1 used the same horse to two mares 

 of my own, one a well-bred Irish mare. She threw a filly, which 

 I sold for 100 guineas, and has since made nearly 200. The 

 other mare was threequarter-bred, and she threw a colt which 

 turned out one of the best performers I ever saw. I sold him to 



H. B , Esq., of Norwich, for his brother in Surrey for 130 



guineas, and 400 guineas have since been refused for him. 



10. " One of the best horses now in Lord H 's hunting- 

 stables was by a Norfolk hackney out of a half-bred hunting- 

 dam. We find in Norfolk if we put our Norfolk hackney to a 

 well-bred mare with size, she is sure to throw a good animal. 



* Tom Moody,' the property of Mr. J , of Hopton, was not 



thorough-bred, neither was Mr. Goold's ' Shackaback ;' and these 

 two horses are the sires of scores of good and valuable horses in 

 this county." 



He adds : " The late Mr. Theobald, of Stockwell, in Surrey, 

 always said that it was much better to put the hackney horse to 



