132 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 



able prepotency of the blood of Games' Denmark 61, in 

 the male line, has been conclusively demonstrated. He is 

 a reckless man who undertakes to produce the modern 

 American Saddle horse, with a stallion heading his stud 

 which lacks the direct male trace to this greatest of the 

 Denmarks. Fortunately, his blood has been so diffused 

 that there is no danger of inbreeding. The years have also 

 demonstrated that certain lines of blood have produced 

 great brood-mare families. The daughters of Peavine 

 85, Dave Akin 775, Harrison Chief 1606, Indian Chief 

 1718, and that exquisite son of Magic, Beauty 604, have 

 produced very successfully when mated to stallions possess- 

 ing a direct male lineage to Games' Denmark 61. Not 

 yet has the Chief family produced an acceptable sire. 



The general rules followed in the production of the 

 present-day American Saddle horse may be stated thus : 

 (1) Have the stallion trace directly to Games' Denmark 

 61 . (2) Have in the brood-mares as many crosses as pos- 

 sible of the proved great brood-mare sires. (3) Line-breed 

 to the proved great brood-mares of the breed, and remem- 

 ber that of these, Nannie Garrett 472 stands easily first. 



It seems hardly necessary to add that the question of 

 individuality is even more pertinent here than in other 

 breeds. No horse of this breed can carry such superior 

 blood lines as to warrant overlooking inferior individuality. 

 The ideal must be definite and must be adhered to. 



152. Feeding. It has been learned from the breeders 

 of Thoroughbreds that the essential growth of a horse is 

 mainly in the first year of his life. Hence, we antedate his 

 birth and keep his dam in prime condition. For twenty- 

 four hours after his birth, the dam has no food, but a 

 bucket of water with the chill taken off is kept constantly 

 before her. At the expiration of the twenty-four hours, 



