BREEDING THE TROTTER 



CULLS. 



Almost every farm has a few " culls." I would 

 not advise sending them to a public auction. It 

 hurts the sale business by lowering averages, and 

 it hurts your farm's reputation, also the reputa- 

 tion of the blood lines you are propagating. Culls 

 can usually be disposed of to advantage among 

 the farmers of your neighborhood, who will use 

 them as general-purpose horses. 



SHOW HORSES. 



Now, as to show horses, if you have followed 

 out the advice as to combining beauty and speed 

 you will have some show horses with which you 

 should take pride in demonstrating your success 

 to the world. 



PREPARING FOR SHOWS. 



The show horse should have still better 

 attention than the sale horse. He should be thor- 

 oughly broken, with the best of manners in stable 

 and ring, should be in the finest possible condi- 

 tion, in fact, be as near perfection as it is possible 

 for you to make him. One of the important 

 things to teach a show horse is, to stick to a pure 

 gait at all times, regardless of short turns, bad 

 footing and the excitement around the ring- 

 side. 



Your horses should be shown by the best man 

 that you can afford to engage. 



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