HUNTER BROOD MARES 



THE THOROUGHBRED AS A HUNTER 

 AND HUNTER SIRE 



The value of the thoroughbred, as a hunter in 

 grass countries with high fences, is unquestion- 

 ably very great, and the author believes that 

 few hunting men will dissent from this opinion, 

 provided that other conditions are equal. One 

 of the chief difficulties confronting the hunting 

 man in the selection of a suitable thoroughbred, 

 has been that in connection with weight, as the 

 weight-carrying thoroughbred is the exception, 

 hence the reason why there has been a desire 

 for many years on the part of hunter-breeders 

 to produce a class of stallions capable of repro- 

 ducing weight-carrying hunters. Although the 

 thoroughbred is extensively employed as a sire 

 for the production of hunters, it has frequently 

 failed to produce progeny suitable as weight- 

 carriers. Hitherto no difficulties have been 

 experienced in breeding light-weight hunters, 

 capable of satisfying all reasonable demands; 

 in fact, the thoroughbred can claim to have 

 done more good in the perpetuation of the 



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