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animal that in its higher order of instinct, seems to be nearer 

 allied to man, than almost any other of the animal creation. 

 The points, indicating and requisite to sustain this increased 

 speed, are an expansive, open nostril, a prominent and expres- 

 sive eye, deep and broad chest, thin and retiring shoulder blade, 

 a short back and broad, rising loin, with a round and capacious 

 body. A horse may have all the above desirable qualities, and 

 still, if deficient in size and strength of limbs, be but a sorry an- 

 imal, and of little value after all. In the view of the commit- 

 tee, there are no points of more importance than the limbs, 

 which should be well developed in bone, tendon and muscle, 

 crowned with a short joint, and round, elastic hoof The 

 character of the limb is generally a pretty good indication of 

 the gait of the horse, and it is an old axiom, that a long, jerk- 

 ing gait is the greatest of defects. 



There is no breed that, in our opinion, unites so many of the 

 above good qualities, as the true Green Mountain Morgan ; yet 

 even that, we have no doubt, may be improved by a judicious 

 cross, which, while it retains the nerve and fire, would slightly 

 increase the height and weight. The exhibition to-day has 

 sustained our previous opinion, favorable to this breed. It may 

 be said that these are only the best specimens. Be it so ; but 

 let those who are to supply the market, adopt the same course 

 to improve their studs — and we are reminded that a stud means 

 a collection of horses — let them select those dams that are 

 strongest, and have the most of the desirable qualities, and be 

 as careful that they shall have no intercourse, during the period 

 of conception, with other horses, but those of a desirable color, 

 and form, as was Jacob, that the " hazel rods with pealed 

 white streaks in them, should be set before the flocks in the 

 watering troughs before they came to drink," and depend upon 

 it, you would soon see an entire renovation in the character 

 and capabilities of the horse. Let this be done, and a judicious 

 selection of dam be made, and it would be easy to control all 

 those influences that now operate so unfavorably upon her. 

 But so long as she is made the drudge of the family, and ap- 

 propriated to breeding, as is too often the case, only because 

 she is too old or too lame to meet the demands of a go-ahead 



