12 THE HOESE. 



have been the case had she been suffi- 

 ciently well supplied so as to have been 

 prepared. 

 The breeding The root of this evil and the so-called 



of thorough- 

 breds for scarcity of horses is to be found in the 



racing * 



extensive propagation of thorough-breds 

 for the sole purpose of racing. On the 

 continent, on the other hand, a good 

 supply of horses is always kept up, be- 

 cause racing with them is a pastime 

 and not a business. Their extensive 

 military organisations create a demand 

 for useful horses, and therefore their 

 business operations are directed in at- 

 tempting to propagate general utility 

 horses. 



It seems strange that the wealth 

 of horse -loving Englishmen should be 

 concentrated upon the production of 



