64 HORSE SENSE. 



A STALLION THAT WAS VERY DAINTY ABOUT HIS DRINK- 

 ING WATER. 



A sire that was very dainty about the drinking water offered him, 

 produced the same characteristic in his progeny, while another, that 

 drank very rapidly and unhesitatingly, transmitted a similar disposition 

 to many of his get. 



THE OLD MARE THAT WAS HANDY ABOUT OPENING 

 DOORS OR GATES. 



The old mare that could open the stable door, get into the grain bin, 

 etc., is very apt to impart a similar disposition to some of her descend- 

 ants. 



HEREDITY OF GAIT IS NOT ALWAYS TRANSMISSABLE 

 UNIFORMLY. 



A few trotting sires or trotting dams produce speed uniformly, but 

 the trotting instinct, and the disposition to do nothing but trot, is not 

 so strongly hereditary in a large proportion of the progeny that the ab- 

 sence forms the exception to the rule. 



LOOK OUT FOR HEREDITARY TRANSMISSION OF OBJEC- 

 TIONABLE FEATURES. 



The heredity of straight pasterns, small knees and hocks, tied in be- 

 low the knee and hock; toeing out, toeing in, interfering, too high or 

 too low gaited, and, in fact, everything or anything that is not desira- 

 ble, must be observed and avoided, because the law of heredity is bound 

 to be manifest for good or evil, and it is our place to avoid the bad 

 and preserve the good characteristics of our horses. 



The whole problem of heredity presents the most interesting phe- 

 nomena. The lessons that are being learned from the wonders it pre- 

 sents in the material universe are of incalculable value to the scientific 

 breeder. To him heredity has a wide significance. He takes advantage 

 of the hereditary tendencies toward good qualities, and works from those 

 that bring bad forms and compromising progeny. 



