SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



mand for the hackney robbed this 

 country of animals that it could ill 

 afford to spare, but the alien purchasers 

 knew what they were about, obviously 

 much more so than the Home Govern- 

 ment. 



Representatives of foreign Govern- 

 ments purchased these hackney sires 

 to put to mares for breeding artillery 

 horses, and, it is said, with the most 

 satisfactory results. 



For breeding harness horses the 

 hackney sire has no equal, as by proper 

 selection of m.ares, the best of carriage 

 horses can be bred, in which action, 

 staying power, manners and style are 

 the chief requirements. In tracing the 

 origin of the hackney, the foundation 

 stone was laid during the reign of King 

 Charles, by the importation of three 

 Eastern sires, as follows : — 

 Byerley Turk, imported in 1698. 

 The Darley Arabian, imported in 1706. 



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