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that the Russian cavalry largely depends for 

 remounts. 



The fastest of these trotters can go a 2.20 clip, 

 but I have heard that a rate like this can be main- 

 tained only a short while. They are not so sym- 

 metrical as our Morgans or Clay-Arabians, but 

 they have immensely more substance than the 

 Standard Bred Trotters. I do not see how they can 

 find any very useful place in this country. We 

 could from our own stock quickly develop a better 

 looking coach horse, and I believe we will do it, 

 but never until we keep in mind that type is 

 nine-tenths of any horse breeding battle that is 

 ever won. 



The English Hackneys at one period promised 

 to be popular in this country. This popularity 

 was stimulated by fashion, and the English 

 breeders did not fail to take advantage of the fad 

 that possessed some Americans of wealth. The 

 Hackney comes from the Dutch horses by way of 

 the Norfolk trotter. He is a horse of substance 

 and easily acquires a high step with much knee 

 action. In the show ring he is exhibited after the 

 English fashion and makes a very lively picture. 



