126 THE BRIDLE BITS. 



breeds, now becoming so numerous in our cities, have a 

 fine carriage, and, like a well-j^roportioned man, don't re- 

 quire any artificial means to set them up. 



STOCK TO BREED FROM. 



These are the animals to breed carriage horses from 

 by proj^er crossings, and as men take pride in selecting 



handsome harness and showy bits they must depend on 



fine horses to set them off, and these are the breeds to 



draw from. The carriage horse should have his nose 



above the line of his back, and if well proportioned and 



well set up mares of these breeds were crossed with such 



Fior. 53.— FLYING CHILDERrf. 



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horses as Flying Child ers, the first generation would 

 have a style that Avould direct the breeder in his selection 

 of the sire for the next crossing. 



A carriage horse must have size to set off handsome 

 harness to advantage. Everything must be in proportion. 

 To cover up a small horse with large harness and heavy 

 bits and head^stall is as bad taste as that of a little man 

 or woman wearing a big hat to make uji for deficiency 

 in the size or height of the body. Such a person looks 

 like a decayed ass — his head is the biggest part of him. 



BREEDIXG THE WROXG WAY. 



We are breeding the wrong way — downward and back- 

 ward instead of upward and forward — for the carriage. 



