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HORSE SENSE. 



scarcely any two were of the same type. One going towards the thor- 

 oughbred, and another to the Morgan, and so on, which made his work 

 as a sire very unsatisfactory, and still he got many good horses, but of 

 no specific type. He was greatly enjoyed by the family as a grand 

 good horse, but a disappointment as a breeder. 



Cut No. 9. 

 THE PURE-BRED ORLOFF TROTTING MARE BAJADERKA. 

 This fine specimen of the Orlofif breed shows indications of the care 

 in which the Russians have maintained the color and general type of the 

 grey Arab while increasing the size. This class of horses is prized very 

 highly in their native country, and many of them are great trotters. 



