HORSE SENSE. 



21 



THE STRICTLY CARRIAGE HORSE MAY BE FOUND IN SEV- 

 ERAL BREEDS. 



The carriage horse is in great demand, not only in this country, but 

 for exportation. He must have size, style and action. While we have 

 had many importations of stallions to mate with our American mares 

 to supply this want in carriage teams so iar, they have not filled the 

 expectations of importers or breeders. The law of like begetting like 

 applies to the blood lines in both stallion and mare to be bred together 

 as well as in general conformation; consequently, all cross breeding 

 must be considered to a great degree as experimental, and, remember, 

 experiments are always attended with more or less failures before per- 

 fection is attained. 



Cut No. 13. 

 ALL PURPOSE BROOD MARE. 



The French Coach and Hackney sires imported to this country 

 might prove very valuable if we possessed the mares adapted to their 

 blood, but up to the present time their services on our native mares 

 has been too disappointing for recommendation. 



Cut 14 shows the American coach horse, with speed enough to satisfy 

 any carriage road rider, 1,250 pounds, sired by a son of Hambletonian, 

 10, dam bv a son of Mambrino Chief, 11. 



