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the best courage ; main' of them bear 

 the marks of wounds they have received 

 from Uons " And in giving advice re- 

 lative to the improvement of the then 

 existing breeds hi England, the Duke 

 evidentl}' saw the importance of cross 

 breeding, and noticed what great care 

 was demanded in selection of parents 

 by those about to establish stud farms. 

 He writes, '' The best stallion is a well- His advice 



relative to 



chosen Barb or beautiful Si^anish horse, ^if selection 



^ or parents. 



Some people pretend that a Barb or 



Genet produces too small a breed. There 



is no fear of having too small horses in 



England, since the moisture of the 



climate and the fatness of the land rather 



produces horses too large. In the choice 



of breeding mares I would advise you 



either to take a well-shaped Spanish or 



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