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type by selecting and breeding from Shire animals showing 

 strong Clydesdale points. James Forshaw, for example, 

 with "Bar None" (2388), a horse of this description, secured 

 the first prize at the London Show in 1882. 



And all the successful prize-winners of the breed in 

 Argentina to be found in the famous stud of Miguel A. 

 Martinez de Hoz, of Chapadmalal, near General Preyrrendon 

 are distinctly of Clydesdale type and Clydesdale action. 



In the best interests of all concerned, the fact that the 

 two strains of British rough-legged work horses belong to 

 one breed should be openly and fully acknowledged and 

 declared, and the Stud Books, which at present stand in the 

 way of their being freely blended, joined into one Register, 

 or opened to receive entries of animals of either kind. 

 Such a consummation would act beneficially in two 

 directions 



(1) The Clydesdale would impart to the Shire the fine 

 quality of bone and hair and the freedom of action for which 

 it is famous and in which so many Shire animals are deficient, 

 and would receive in return the size and substance for which 

 the Shire breed is remarkable. The ideal mating would be 

 the Clydesdale stallion on Shire mares, which are better 

 quality than Shire horses ; but there is no visible reason to 

 doubt the success of breeding in the reverse order of the 

 sexes. 



(2) The breeders would benefit by acquiring a better 

 result than is generally attainable by keeping the two strains 

 apart. Without the union of the Stud Books the blending 

 process would be un remunerative, as the product would not 

 find favour with foreign and colonial buyers, who are now 

 such important factors in the successful marketing of pure- 

 bred stock of all kinds, and who invariably require a registered 

 pedigree. 



The Clydesdale breeders, who are probably at present in 

 the more favourable position of the two owing to the 

 popularity of their animals in Canada and Argentina and 

 other foreign parts, notably Russia have a greater chance 

 of losing in the end because, while the size of the Clydesdale 

 is shrinking, the quality and movement of the Shire horse 

 are rapidly improving. 



Although many of the best Clydesdales of the day are 



