CHAPTER IV 



THE THOROUGHBRED VERSUS THE 

 KENTUCKY SADDLE HORSE* 



"Pouter, tumbler and fantail are from the same source; 

 The racer and hack may be traced to one horse; 

 So men were developed from monkeys, of course, 

 Which nobody can deny." 



— Lord Charles Neaves. 



Having determined what constitutes the "model" 

 hack, our next question is to decide what breed of 

 horse is most likely to supply us with what we want; 

 for the breeding of an animal tells us, more than any 

 physical feature, what he will be like, what he will 

 do, and what he is capable of. The first question of 

 any successful horse breeder and buyer is "How is he 

 bred?" and according to the answer the animal's 

 value is largely measured. 



Scientists are not yet quite agreed among them- 



* The word "thoroughbred" is so often erroneously used that to 

 avoid any ambiguity arising from the use of the word in the following 

 chapter I think it wise to state quite clearly the authorized meanings 

 of the following terms: 



Thoroughbred. The term applies only to the breed of "running" 

 horses eligible to registration in the stud-books of America, England, 

 or affiliated stud-books for thoroughbreds in other countries. A horse 

 is eligible for such registration only if he can trace his pedigree in all 

 his lines to animals recorded in such stud-books. There is a prevalent 

 misapprehension that a certain number of thoroughbred "top crosses" 

 entitle an animal to such registration. 



It is readily seen that there is no such thing as a "thoroughbred 

 Kentucky horse." This is a misnomer. Don't say "thoroughbred" 

 unless you mean it. 



A horse that is very nearly thoroughbred (or one with a slight stain 

 on his pedigree which prevents his being eligible for registration in 

 the stud-book) is designated in England as a "blood horse." 



Pure-Bred. The term pure-bred is what many people mean when 

 they say "thoroughbred." A pure-bred animal is one of pure breed- 



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