Chapter Eight 



PREPARING FOR THE SALES AND 

 THE SHOW RINGS 



Avoid Over- Production. The Best Age at Which to Sell. 

 Preparing for Sales. Culls. Show Horses. Preparing for 

 Shows. Incidentals. 



OF course it is next to impossible for any 

 breeder to retain every colt he raises. In 

 time the largest farm will become over 

 stocked. It is necessary, therefore, for the 

 breeder to sell a certain number of colts each 

 year. This may be done either by private sale 

 or at public auction. Most will prefer the latter 

 method because the market is already provided 

 and each horse is sold for what the public, and not 

 one man, thinks it is worth. 



THE BEST AGE AT WHICH TO SELL. 



It has already been mentioned that the best age 

 at which to sell horses is either in the fall before 

 they are two years old or in the spring after they 

 become that age. This assertion is made after an 

 extended experience in selling colts at all ages. 

 The average twoyear-old can be sold at a maxi- 



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