CHAPTER III. 



BREEDING. — HOW TO SUCCEED. 



In the preceding chapter we discussed the subject of 

 breeding from a philosophical standpoint. We called 

 the reader's attention to the fact that the successful 

 breeding of any class of animals demands, on the part 

 of the one who attempts it, a most thorough knowledge 

 of the structure, temperament, and habits of those ani- 

 mals whose species he would propagate. We reminded 

 him that the horse belongs to an order of animals of 

 high organization, both nervous and muscular, — so high 

 as to be easily marked by those from which he descend- 

 ed ; and that, in order to breed fine horses successfully, 

 he must become a student of one of the most intricate 

 and difficult problems in natural history. 



We now propose to point out some of the more pal- 

 pable means of success in detail. 



At the risk of reiteration, we would say to every 

 young man in New England who is proposing in his 

 own mind to raise a certain number of colts. Put your- 

 self in the way of learning something of the business 



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