BREEDING THE TROTTER 



If you find a stallion that fulfils requirements 

 on the sire's side you must turn to his dam. 



THE STALLION'S DAM. 



The stallion's dam should be a beautiful show 

 mare known to possess great natural speed. The 

 farther back her direct maternal ancestors fulfil 

 the same requirements, the better. I do not 

 object to a mare that has been raced enough to 

 demonstrate to the public that she has speed, and 

 thus benefit her sire and dam ; in fact, I prefer it. 

 However, my objections to over-developed dams 

 are as deep rooted as my objections to over- 

 developed sires. 



The dam of your stallion should be as nearly a 

 perfect individual as possible. If choosing for 

 myself I would want her to be like my ideal brood- 

 mare which I describe in the following chapter. 

 If the dam of the stallion under consideration is 

 old enough, her produce should have shown 

 speed. If the stallion is from a young and untried 

 mare I should prefer him to be her first or second 

 foal. In the long run these are a mare's best 

 foals. This subject is treated more in detail in 

 the next chapter. The previous remarks as to 

 the pedigree of the sire of your stallion can be 

 applied to the pedigree of his dam. 



THE STALLION'S INDIVIDUALITY. 



If from your original list of available stallions 

 you have found one that fulfils the pedigree re- 

 quirements you must pass on to his individuality. 



