continent. 



10 THE HORSE. 



the one the Englishman of the future 

 ought to propagate. 

 Incentives to Jn forei^'u' countries the lust after 



the breeding '- 



hor^es'on the ^^^^ possesslou of territory has prompted 

 man to breed horses for war purposes, 

 and in places where large armaments are 

 the order of the day large supplies of 

 horses are demanded, and these of the 

 best quality. The foreigner had noticed 

 in the past the value of the English 

 cavalry and artillery, and to how gr(3at an 

 extent the excellence of his horses had 

 contributed to success in the field. He 

 had learnt how England had propagated 

 these breeds, and in British markets has 

 purchased equme goods to be made up, 

 by judicious selection, with those in his 

 own country, which has resulted in the 

 production of some of the best general 



