180 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



of New England, and a part to their training for generation 

 after generation. 



My remarks bere to-day are intended particularly for the 

 farmer that raises one or two colts each year, and depends 

 on the horse stock of his farm to do its work, and, when sold, 

 to leave him a margin of profit. As the work of the farm is 

 varied in its character, requiring one strong enough to plough 

 a few acres, fleet and strong enough to take the produce to 

 market or the family to church, I will make the standard of 

 a farm horse, from 15 hands 1 inch to 15 hands 3 inches 

 high, to weigh from 1,000 to 1,100 pounds; a horse of 

 kind, pleasant disposition, and at the same time having a 

 large amount of nerve power and energy, full of life and 

 ambition ; a head of moderate size, clean and bony ; a full, 

 pleasant eye, that stands out in his head ; a thin, clean ear, 

 that stands well up, and works quickly when on the road; 

 a clean neck, short back ; strong loins, with the hips firmly 

 placed; shoulders somewhat oblique; roomy barrel, with 

 ribs well sprung, and closely ribbed up ; legs of medium 

 length, short rather than long ; flat bone, with cords that 

 stand out prominently; and large, strong arms, with a 

 muscle that lays well out to view ; feet strong and hard, well 

 arched on the under side, and of medium size. A horse of 

 this kind would not answer for heavy teaming in the 

 quarries, nor for heavy dray work in the cities. He would 

 not endure the slow, tiresome work of ploughing day after 

 day ; but he is admirably fitted for the average farms that 

 have a variety of work, and must be shifted from one to the 

 other frequently. This style of horse is always in demand 

 for gentlemen's drivers and carriage horses, though usually 

 the carriage horses should be from 15 hands, 3 inches to 16 

 hands, and weigh from 1,100 to 1,200 pounds; but other- 

 wise the same style as described above. I have said nothing 

 about the action, as I will speak of that later. One great 

 advantage of this style of horses is that this class is 

 native to New England, adapted to the soil and climate, 'and 

 the breeding of them is no new experiment. Another reason 

 why I advise the farmer to raise this class of horses, is that 

 the market is never over-stocked with them, and the market 

 is right at your own door. With almost any other farm 



