Lvot Stock. Horfes Heavy Blacks Welch and Scotch Breeding of. 70$ 



produced by eroding Scotch mares with Flanders ftallions. They are remarkably 

 true in the draught. This fort of horfes is predominant in the diftricl which 

 bears their name in Scotland. 



The Heavy Black horfes are a fort that may be employed with ad vantage for fomc 

 purpofes of draught, but are not in general well adapted to the ufes of the farmer. 

 This kind is diftinguifhed by the colour, being conftantly dark black ; by being 

 clumfy in their form, and feldom well proportioned : flow in their motion : with 

 rough flemy legs ; the lize large. 



This breed of horfes is found to prevail in the Midland diftricts, as in Leicefter- 

 {hire, Derbyfhire, Lincolnfhirc, &c. where the mares are chiefly employed in farm- 

 labour, the horfes being difpofed of according to their fizes, the largeft for dray- 

 horfes, the next for draught in waggons or other teams, and the fmalleft for the 

 purpofes of war. 



The Wtlcb and Scotch borfc* are in general too fmall for the purpofes of agri 

 culture. 



It is evident from the nature of thefe different forts, that for the purpofes of 

 farm labour horfes muft be chiefly felected from the Clevelands, the Suftblks, and 

 the Clydefdale kinds, the firft affording fuch as are adapted to great exertion and 

 difpatch, the improved fort of the -Su ffolk kind being well fuited to field-work, 

 where much perfeverance is required, as they can be conftantly employed in this 

 fort of labour without inconvenience. And the lafl fort, from the great mufcular 

 exertion that can be occafionally employed, as well as from their being true in the 

 draught, are particularly fuited, to hilly fituations. Inrefpect to economy in keep, 

 and the expenfe in procuring, the two laft forts are probably to be preferred, as 

 they are both very hardy in their difpolitions, and can in general be obtained at 

 eafy prices. From the great advantage that has lately been found by employing, 

 even for the purpofe of draught, in the more heavy forts of carriages, fuch horfes 

 as have a little of the race or blood kind in them, the ufe of the heavy breeds is 

 becoming daily lefs frequent and neceffary. 



The practice of breeding horfes, as it requires a great extent of pafture-ground 

 and capital, from the great number of mares that mult be conftantly kept, and a 

 deal of nice and attentive management in the fervants that are employed, it is only 

 in particular fituations and circumftances that it can be attempted with fuccefs, as 

 where the proportion of xroarfe paftu re-land, that cannot be converted to the 

 purpofe of grazing or fattening animals on the farm is confidevable. Thi* 



