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blemishes. I noticed this particularly when mak- 

 ing the Philippine purchases just alluded to. Here 

 every horse had to be absolutely sound, or, as 

 they say in Kentucky, "without a pimple." The 

 small percentage of rejection for unsoundness 

 really surprised me. This was testimony to the 

 careful selection in breeding that is practised 

 there. One other word as to this experience. 

 When a breeder was asked whether his offering 

 were broken or trained, he either looked bewil- 

 dered or treated the question as a joke. This was 

 because all of them are perfectly broken and, as a 

 mere matter of course, both to saddle and 

 harness. 



The prevailing size of the Denmarks, I should 

 say, is 15.2, the weight 1050 pounds. In color 

 they are usually bays or chestnuts, though there 

 are browns, blacks and grays. I never saw a dun; 

 but I have seen a few roans. The usual practice 

 is to handle them at two years old, train them 

 gently at three, and give them a complete edu- 

 cation at four. 



The American Saddle Horse Breeders' Asso- 

 ciation keeps and publishes a register affirming 



