gS The Book of the Horse. 



England that could " stay " over two miles, gave the names of forty horses, in four classes, 

 that in his opinion contradicted this theory. Amongst this forty, ten were French, a very high 

 per-centage. 



THE THOROUGHBRED IN GERMANY. 



Thoroughbred breeding-studs are maintained by the Emperor of Austria, who has a large 

 establishment with an English trainer at its head. In his kingdom of Hungary the nobility 

 and landed gentry largely cultivate the blood-horse for racing and riding purposes ; while 

 for driving they adhere rather to Arab crosses of native breeds. The Hungarian is as fond 

 of a horse as an Irishman, and understands him as well as a Yorkshireman. 



In Prussia, "The German stud-book describes eighteen private studs of thoroughbred 

 horses." So far advanced is the pursuit that the landed nobility are asking to be relieved 

 from the competition of the Government. 



Russia, too, for more than half a century has steadily imported thoroughbred sires, more 

 for improving her native races than for turf purposes. 



In a word, the English thoroughbred has made his merits felt and acknowledged in every 

 country in the world where size as well as quality is an object ; for " blood," in the words 

 of the French baron already quoted, gives " strength, agility, endurance, and energy." 





