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as green hunter material (Fig. 19), the part-bred horse is a 

 most versatile equine. It is questionable whether there 

 is any type of horse that can fill more acceptably so many 

 different vocations as he. While somewhat deficient in 

 style and trotting speed, 

 his substance and stam- 

 ina make him a stout, 

 all-day road horse. He 

 can be easily schooled 

 to the walk-trot-canter 

 standard, while his 

 greatest accomplish- 

 ment is to take up one 

 hundred and eighty to 

 two hundred pounds' 

 weight and gallop, 

 safely, for long dis- 

 tances across country 

 at considerable speed, 

 doing all the jumping requisite to such a performance. 

 It has been further demonstrated that the part-bred 

 horse has a place on the farm. 



134. Distribution. The Thoroughbred has found its 

 way into all countries where speed horses are popular. 

 Other countries to follow the precedent of England in the 

 establishment of the race course and the patronage of the 

 Thoroughbred, were America, France, Germany, Austra- 

 lia, and Argentina, especially. 



- 135. Organizations and records. The first publica- 

 tion of recorded pedigrees and performances was in 1829. 

 The official organ and record of the Thoroughbred in Eng- 

 land is the General Stud-book of Great Britain. In this 

 country, Thoroughbreds are registered in the American 



FIG. 19. Part-bred hunter. 



